Simulation of Shenzhou-21 docking with Tiangong space station.
Credit: State media Xinhua
China’s Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft has successfully entered orbit and docked with the Tiangong space station in a record 3 1/2 hr.—the fastest manned docking ever achieved under the Shenzhou program. The mission was launched atop a Long March 2F rocket at 11:44 p.m. Beijing time on Oct. 31 from...
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