Photo taken on June 18, 2012 shows the screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center showing Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft conducting an automatic docking with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. (Photo: Xinhua)
The first manned space rendezvous and docking mission of China succeeded Monday afternoon as the Shenzhou-9 spaceship and Tiangong-1 space lab module joined together, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
A stop-motion picture shows the birdview of the Tiangong-1 space lab module, 18 June, 2012. (Photo: Xinhua)
Photo taken on June 18, 2012 shows the screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center showing Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft conducting an automatic docking with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. (Photo: Xinhua)
