Shenzhou-12 Docks With Tianhe, China Welcomes Cooperation

Jiuquan
The Long March-2F blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Credit: Xinhua News Agency
China’s Shenzhou-12 spacecraft and its three taikonauts successfully docked with the Tianhe orbital module June 17 following launch aboard a Long March-2F at 9:22 a.m. local time. This is the country’s first manned space mission in five years, and with the longest duration so far—the trio will spend...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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