Chinese Capsule Docks

CHINA CAPSULE DOCKS: China’s unmanned Shenzhou 8 capsule performed the first of two planned orbital docking maneuvers with the Tiangong 1 target module on Nov. 3, marking an essential milestone as the country mounts plans to orbit its own space station. Official state media, while keen to play up...

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