China... Spatial Docking Success, Space Station By 2020 (Satellites)

[SatNews] With the Chinese docking of their space module and spacecraft being successful...

Commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Chang Wanquan announced on November 3rd that the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8's docking with the Tiangong 1 space lab module was successful. This exercise attracted the world's attention — the BBC said that the ability to dock two space vehicles together is necessary for China if it wants to start building a space station toward the decade's end.   Read More