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Jan 8, 2022
Tianzhou-2 manual docking test
On 7 January 2022, at 23:55 UTC (8 January, at 07:55 China Standard Time), the astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 mission (神舟十三) docked the Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) cargo spacecraft to the Tianhe core module, successfully completing the first manual rendezvous and docking of a cargo spacecraft to the China Space Station.
Tianzhou-2 manual docking test
The Tianhe core module (天和核心舱) is the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站), informally known as Tiangong (天宫, Heavenly Palace).
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