Monday, June 25, 2012

Shenzhou 9: China's 1st Manned Space Docking Mission



The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft grasp hands to celebrate their successful manned docking with the Tiangong 1 orbiting module on June 24, 2012. At right is astronaut Liu Wang, who piloted the successful docking. Mission commander Jing Haipeng is at right with astronaut Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, at center.




Credit: Space.com

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