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| Photo taken on June 13, 2013 shows the screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center showing a simulated picture of an automated docking between the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft and the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module. China's Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module at 1:18 p.m. Thursday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan) |
BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China's Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module at 1:18 p.m. Thursday.
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