Shenzhou 11 Docks With Tiangong 2, Demonstrates New Sensors

BEIJING—China’s Shenzhou 11 manned space mission has achieved a key objective, demonstrating new docking technology in mating with the Tiangong 2 orbital laboratory. The Shenzhou 11 spacecraft completed the automated docking procedure with Tiangong 2 at 3:31 a.m. on Oct. 19, Chinese time (7:31 p.m...

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