Chinese spacecraft dock in orbit
November 3, 2011 | Source: BBC News
The unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft, launched earlier this week, has made contact with the Tiangong-1 space lab.
Being able to dock two space vehicles together is a necessary capability for China if it wants to start building a space station towards the decade’s end.
No astronauts were in the Shenzhou craft this time, but future missions will carry people.