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China achieves historic first space docking with Shenzhou VIII

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China achieved its first successful space docking in 2011 when the unmanned Shenzhou VIII spacecraft connected with the Tiangong-1 module. This milestone, which occurred on November 4, 2011, was a significant step for the country's space program. Following this achievement, Chinese authorities announced plans to commence construction of a space station as early as 2013. AI

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China achieves historic first space docking with Shenzhou VIII

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    China’s historic first space docking in 2011 – SCMP archive

    This article was first published on November 4, 2011. China a step closer to building its own space station by Stephen Chen Encouraged by yesterday (November 3, 2011) morning’s historic rendezvous and docking of the Shenzhou VIII spacecraft, Chinese authorities said construction …

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