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Chinese Crew Completes Manual Docking With Orbiting Module

Posted by timothy on Saturday June 23, 2012 @09:21PM from the one-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-space dept.

A few days back, the crew of the Shenzhou 9 were along for the ride as their craft docked to — or rather, was docked to — an orbiting module. On Sunday, the docking procedure was repeated, but under the direction of the Chinese astronauts themselves rather than controllers on the ground.

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Damn those Greenlanders. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-06-23 22:17 · Score: 2, Funny

they cock block everything
Re:Congradulations China by M1FCJ · 2012-06-23 23:46 · Score: 5, Funny

ISS is mainly MIR-2 and its assorted bits and bobs. If Russians decide to go and play their own ball and take Mir-2 bits, the rest would deorbit and burn in no time and the Russians would still have a viable space station.
Re:Congradulations China by Anonymous Coward · 2012-06-24 00:05 · Score: 2, Funny

Dude what's wrong with your P's???
Re:Congradulations China by Nerdfest · 2012-06-24 00:41 · Score: 4, Funny

Come on man, give Ps a chance.
Bravery by Roger+W+Moore · 2012-06-24 02:42 · Score: 2, Funny

I don't think China have learned all that much in the interim.
I disagree - they have certainly learnt how to be brave. How many people do you know who would be willing to go into space in a craft with a "Made in China" sticker on the side?