China space docking

CHINA: China completed its first automatic space docking on a manned mission Monday, before the three astronauts on board enter an orbiting module -- a key step towards the nation’s first space station.

The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, which took off Saturday carrying the nation’s first female astronaut, came together with the Tiangong-1 module currently in orbit over Earth, a move broadcast live on China’s state television network.It was the third time that China has completed the complex manoeuvre.

AFP