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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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Re:Congradulations China by Anonymous Coward · 2012-06-23 21:38 · Score: 5, Insightful

I love the smell of butthurt American in the morning!
Seriously, can't we congratulate for once?
Re:Congradulations China by Anonymous Coward · 2012-06-23 23:08 · Score: 4, Insightful

, even the Russians managed that.
Very funny. Without the Russians experience with Saljut 7 and MIR there would be no ISS.
Re:Nice Job China by elrous0 · 2012-06-24 01:43 · Score: 4, Insightful

Have we "advanced" now that Obama Administration killed our manned space program
Son, every administration since Nixon has driven nails in that coffin.

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