m1k3y:

The unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft, launched earlier this week, has made contact with the Tiangong-1 space lab.
Being  able to dock two space vehicles together is a necessary capability for  China if it wants to start building a space station towards the decade’s  end.
No astronauts were in the Shenzhou craft this time, but future missions will carry people.

m1k3y:

The unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft, launched earlier this week, has made contact with the Tiangong-1 space lab.

Being able to dock two space vehicles together is a necessary capability for China if it wants to start building a space station towards the decade’s end.

No astronauts were in the Shenzhou craft this time, but future missions will carry people.

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