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China conducts first manual space dockingBeijing (AFP) June 24, 2012 A Chinese spacecraft on Sunday successfully completed the country's first manual docking in orbit, a milestone in an ambitious programme to build a space station by the end of the decade. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft linked with the Tiangong-1 module just over a week into a manned space mission which includes China's first female astronaut, following an automatic docking on Monday. "The success of the manual docking mission represents a major breakthrough. It was a precise and perfect docking," Wu ... read more |
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 Man Versus Machine on Shenzhou The first attempt at a manual docking by a Chinese spacecraft has been a success, but it still raises issues to be explored. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft successfully undocked from the Tiangong 1 space ... more | .. |
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 USAF officials announce milestone Atlas V launch As part of the Defense Department's ongoing efforts to maintain assured, affordable access to space through 2030, the Atlas V rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Florida's ... more |
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BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
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