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Shenzhou-8 lands after China’s 1st Space Docking propelling Ambitious Human Spaceflight Agenda

November 18, 2011

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter China’s historic first docking mission in space ended in a complete success today (Nov. 17) following the safe landing of the unmanned Shenzhou-8 in Inner Mongolia. Today’s landing will robustly propel China’s space program forward and sets the stage for an [...]

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China completes 2nd Docking to Space Lab and sets Path to Manned flights in 2012

November 15, 2011

Chinese space prowess took another major leap forward today (Nov. 14) when the unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule successfully re-docked with China’s Tiangong-1 space lab while speeding through space and orbiting some 343 km above Earth. Today’s events pave the way for China to rapidly ramp up their human space program and loft up to two manned [...]

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China Technology Surges Forward with Spectacular First Docking in Space

November 2, 2011

Video Caption: Live Video of Shenzhou-8 and Tiangong-1 docking in Earth orbit. Photos below. Credit: CCTV commentary/CMSE China’s technological capabilities took a major surge forward with the successful docking in space today for the first time ever of two Chinese built and launched spaceships – orbiting some 343 kilometers in the heavens above at 1:37 [...]

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China launches Shenzhou-8 bound for Historic 1st Docking in Space

November 1, 2011

China today launched the Shenzhou-8 capsule on a historic mission to accomplish the nation’s first ever docking in space with another vehicle, already in orbit, and pave the way toward’s China’s true ambition – constructing a multi-module space station by 2020. The unpiloted Shenzhou-8 streaked skywards today in a blinding flash atop a powerful and [...]

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Shenzhou-8 rolled out for Blastoff to China’s 1st Space Station on November 1

October 31, 2011

China’s Shenzhou-8 capsule and the Long March booster rocket have been rolled out to the Gobi desert launch pad and will blast off early on November 1 bound for the 1st orbiting Chinese prototype space station – named Tiangong-1 (which translates as Heavenly Palace-1). If successful, the Shenzhou -8/Tiangong -1 combined orbital complex will certainly [...]

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