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China Completes First Space Docking Test

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-got-craft-in-my-lab dept.

MrSeb writes "China has joined two space vehicles together in orbit for the first time. The unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft, launched earlier this week, made contact with the Tiangong-1 space lab at 1729 GMT. The union occurred over China itself. Being able to dock two space vehicles together is a necessary capability for China if it wants to start building a space station towards the end of the decade."

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  1. Re:A Space Race with one runner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So when you launch a single Han into space, does that make them a Han... Solo?