Monday, 18 June 2012

Shenzhou-9 successfully docks with Tiangong-1 (video)


In China's first manned space flight, the 3 astronauts on Shenzhou-9 have successfully docked with the Tiangong-1 module and are settling into their new home-from-home.
Digital Journal reported on June 16 on the successful launch of the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, on its way to docking with the Tiangong-1 module.
On Monday, the space craft had a successful rendezvous and docking with the Tiangong-1 module. The docking was computer controlled. However, there was a manual override in place for the astronauts to use in case of problems.... read more and view video.

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