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China astronauts mark first manual space docking
The Asahi Shimbun
June 24, 2012
SHANGHAI -- China completed its first-ever manual docking between a manned spacecraft and an orbiting lab module on June 24, putting it a step closer in an ambitious campaign...
UPDATE: China astronauts complete successful space...
A TV screen shot shows Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (R), Liu Wang (L) and Liu Yang at the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module on 18 June 2012. (Imaginechina via AP Images)
June 18, 2012
BEIJING--Chinese astronauts carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module on June 18, the latest milestone in China's ambitious campaign to build a space...
China puts its first woman astronaut into orbit
This framegrab from China Central Television shows the Shenzhou 9 just after launch Saturday June 16, 2012. (AP Photo/China Central Television)
June 16, 2012
JIUQUAN, China-- China put its first woman into orbit on June 16, one of three astronauts to attempt a critical space docking in the latest challenge for the country's...
China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth
November 03, 2011
BEIJING -- Two unmanned Chinese spacecraft docked above Earth successfully early Nov. 3, moving China one step closer to setting up its own space station.
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