Asia - Voice of America: Chinese Astronauts to Attempt Manual Space Docking

Asia - Voice of America asia

Chinese Astronauts to Attempt Manual Space Docking Jun 23rd 2012, 22:46 China is planning to conduct its first manual docking between a spacecraft and an orbiting space module Sunday. Astronauts on the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft will try to dock with the Tiangong 1 lab module without using an automated system. One of the three is China's first female astronaut, Liu Yang. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft was launched June 16 and it docked with the Tiangong 1 module two days later after a successful automatic procedure. Officials say the attempt at the ... Media files: 212F7185-DF70-4B23-B9CE-403687F44735_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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