BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhuanet) — The three Shenzhou X astronauts moved into the Tiangong-1 space module on Thursday following a successful automatic docking.<\/p>\n
The spacecraft completed the docking procedure at 1:18 pm, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.<\/p>\n
It is the fifth docking between a Shenzhou spacecraft and the unmanned space module conducted by China.<\/p>\n
The control center said Shenzhou X, launched on Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, began to approach the Tiangong-1 automatically at 10:48 am, making contact with it at 1:11 pm.<\/p>\n
The astronauts, sitting in the spacecraft’s re-entry capsule, monitored and reported the docking operation to the control center.<\/p>\n
After the two spacecraft were locked together and the space module was checked, astronaut Nie Haisheng opened the doors leading to Tiangong-1 with help from fellow astronaut Zhang Xiaoguang.<\/p>\n
The three astronauts, clad in blue spacesuits, then floated into the module one by one. They later waved to a camera in the module.<\/p>\n
In coming days they will live in the space module, carrying out scientific and technical experiments and giving a lecture to students on Earth, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for the program, said.<\/p>\n
There will also be a manual docking between Shenzhou X and the module, although Wu did not give a date for this.<\/p>\n
The mission is expected to help scientists verify and improve space rendezvous and docking technology, crucial for assembling an orbiting space station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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