An Illustration of China’s Tiangong space station, which assumed its basic T-shape configuration on Thursday with the docking of the Mengtian research vessel in its final port. Photo: CMSA
An Illustration of China’s Tiangong space station, which assumed its basic T-shape configuration on Thursday with the docking of the Mengtian research vessel in its final port. Photo: CMSA
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China astronauts say hello from completed Tiangong space station

  • Crew enters Mengtian hours after ‘gymnastic’ manoeuvres to dock the second research module in its final destination
  • Procedure live-streamed on CCTV is completed ‘smoothly and precisely as planned’

Ling Xin
Ling Xin in Beijing

Updated: 5:14pm, 3 Nov, 2022

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An Illustration of China’s Tiangong space station, which assumed its basic T-shape configuration on Thursday with the docking of the Mengtian research vessel in its final port. Photo: CMSA
An Illustration of China’s Tiangong space station, which assumed its basic T-shape configuration on Thursday with the docking of the Mengtian research vessel in its final port. Photo: CMSA
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