By Alex Villarreal Washington 25 October 2007 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has docked at the International Space Station, marking the next phase in a complex mission to expand the international orbiter. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Washingt

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BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday. Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace 1, will blast off from Jiuquan Satellite La

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HONG KONG, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 15-day exhibition, under the theme of China's First Manned Space Docking Mission, was opened here on Sunday morning by three Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou-9 mission. The three astronauts -- Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and

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COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The launch of Shenzhou-8 and the successful docking with Tiangong-1 in outer space represented a milestone in both Chinese and international space programs, Danish space scientist and media said Thursday. Michael Linden

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BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China has established an operation committee for management of the country's first space lab module, Tiangong-1, during its two-year orbit of earth. The committee will deal with operations planning, technical appraisal an

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BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth's surface. Nearly two days after it was launched, the unmanned spacecr

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