China will launch the manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft between June and
August this year and achieve space rendezvous and docking mission with
the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesman for China's manned
space program said Friday.
The new space docking mission will be realized by astronauts' manual
operation, another chance for China to test its docking technology, he
spokesman said.
The three crew members of Shenzhou-9...
