Secret X-37B plane not spying on China: expert
Contrary to rampant speculation, the United States military's secretive X-37B space plane is most likely not spying on a prototype Chinese space module, experts say.Full story
Skywatchers catch Tiangong 1 on film
China's Shenzhou 8 spacecraft, which launched late Monday, is expected to dock at the country's Tiangong 1 space module to form a miniature space station, but a few amateur astronomers have already spotted the orbiting Tiangong 1 spacecraft. Full story
China launches its first space docking mission
China successfully launched its first-ever docking mission on Monday, putting an unmanned vehicle in orbit to test technologies that could help the nation build a space station by 2020. Full story
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Shenzhou 9
China's Shenzhou 9 crewed space capsule is seen approaching the Tiangong 1 orbital module just before Monday's docking via a camera mounted on Tiangong.
Tiangong 1
An artist's conception shows China's Tiangong 1 space lab module in orbit.
Tiangong 1 and Long March 2F
The integrated Tiangong 1 space module and its Long March 2F rocket are on display at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
