China ready for 2nd space docking

China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 and its space lab module Tiangong-1 are ready for the second docking after their combination successfully adjusted position on Sunday night, Ma Yongping, vice-director of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center confirmed.

 The adjusting started at 22:37 Beijing Time on Sunday in the orbit of about 343 km above the Earth, more than 10 days and 20 hours after the first docking on Nov. 3, said Ma.   More Read