The reentry module of China’s unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule returned to Earth on November 17, landing in a northern region of Inner Mongolia. Having completed its on-orbit rendezvous and docking mission, the spacecraft has now returned to the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing where it was created. Based on an initial inspection of the capsule by its designers, it [...]
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Second Shenzhou-Tiangong Docking “Kiss” Successful
The video below describes the series of docking experiments planned for the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft and lab module Tiangong-1. The second experiment was successfully performed on November 14 when Shenzhou-8 undocked and redocked with Tiangong-1. The maneuver is being termed a “Space kiss.” According to Xinhua, Shenzhou-8 is scheduled to undock from Tiangong-1 in 2 days for a return to [...]
