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Shenzhou-9 reaches orbit

Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/06/16 12:08 CDT | 1 comments

China’s fourth human spaceflight mission got underway this morning after a Long March 2F rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:37 UTC.

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China readies three taikonauts for station visit

Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/06/13 11:05 CDT | 1 comments

The stage is set for China’s space program to make history this weekend, as it prepares to send three taikonauts to visit Tiangong-1, the country’s first space station.

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Have two spacecraft ever docked to two separate space stations on the same day?

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/11/02 04:20 CDT

The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou 8 docks with space station Tiangong 1, on the same day a Progress resupply capsule arrives at the International Space Station.

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China's first space station takes flight

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/09/30 10:58 CDT

A Long March rocket carried China's first space station, Tiangong-1, into orbit September 29.

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