Chinese astronaut enters space lab

2012-06-18 09:26:40 GMT2012-06-18 17:26:40(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

The graphics shows China's astronauts opening the door of the orbital module of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully, after the automatic docking of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and Tiangong-1 space lab module on June 18, 2012. (Xinhua/Meng Lijing)

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Jing Haipeng, commander of China's first manned space docking mission onboard the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, entered the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module, assisted by his crew mate Liu Wang, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

The Shenzhou-9 spaceship successfully docked with Tiangong-1 space lab module at 2:07 p.m.

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