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China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship docks with space station

CGTN

 , Updated 02:35, 25-Apr-2025
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 24, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station's core module Tianhe.
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 24, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station's core module Tianhe.

This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 24, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station's core module Tianhe.

China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination late on Thursday night, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 24, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station's core module Tianhe.
Image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 24, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station's core module Tianhe.

Image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 24, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station's core module Tianhe.

The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the radial port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11:49 p.m. Beijing Time. The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours.

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