Chinese Spacecraft Docks With Orbiting Module

Posted on June 24, 2012

A Chinese spacecraft docked with an orbiting module Sunday. The Shenzhou 9 had a crew of three astronauts when it docked with the Tiangong 1 module. Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, was one of the three crew members. The manual docking was controlled with levers on the Shenzhou 9. The mission is part of China's plans to have a space station by 2020. The mission was broadcast on live TV in China. Take a look:

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