FOCUS | China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship docks with Tiangong space station-Xinhua
FOCUS | China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship docks with Tiangong space station
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-05-25 07:01:15
This real-time image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship docking with the radial port of Tiangong's core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- China's Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the Tiangong space station at 2:45 a.m. (Beijing Time) Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the radial port of Tiangong's core module Tianhe. The whole docking process took approximately 3.5 hours, said the CMSA.
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship docking with the radial port of Tiangong's core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)This real-time image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship docking with the radial port of Tiangong's core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)This real-time image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship docking with the radial port of Tiangong's core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship docking with the radial port of Tiangong's core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)This real-time image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 25, 2026 shows the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship docking with the radial port of Tiangong's core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)■
