Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship docks with space station combination
2024-10-30
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. [Photo/Xinhua]
The Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination early on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the radial port of the space station's core module Tianhe at around 11:00 am.
The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours, the agency said.
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou XIX spaceflight mission are seen in the spaceship on Oct 30, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
The Shenzhou XIX crew — mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe, Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong and Lieutenant Colonel Wang Haoze — are expected to enter the Tianhe module and will be received by the Shenzhou XVIII crew upon arrival. The two crews will meet in the Tiangong space station.
The spaceship was launched atop a Long March 2F carrier rocket at 4:27 am on Wednesday from the oasis-like Jiuquan spaceport in the Gobi Desert.
This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. [Photo/Xinhua]
This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. [Photo/Xinhua]
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou XIX (R) manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. [Photo/Xinhua]
This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. [Photo/Xinhua]
This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship preparing to welcome the crew of Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship. [Photo/Xinhua]
