China'sShenzhou-18mannedspaceshipdockswithspacestationcombination_GuangmingOnlineThisimagecapturedatBeijingAerospaceControlCenteronApril26,2024showsthecrewofShenzhou-18mannedspaceship.China'sShenzhou-18mannedspaceshipsuccessfullydockedwiththespacestationcombinationearlyonFridaymorning,accordingtotheChinaMannedSpaceAgency(CMSA).Thespaceshipmadeafast,automatedrendezvousanddockingwiththeradialportofthespacestation'scoremoduleTianheat3:32a.m.(BeijingTime).Thewholeprocesstookapproximately6.5hours,saidtheCMSA.(Xinhua/JinLiangkuai)BEIJING,April26(Xinhua)--China'sShenzhou-18mannedspaceshipsuccessfullydockedwiththespacestationcombinationearlyonFridaymorning,accordingtotheChinaMannedSpaceAgency(CMSA).Thespaceshipmadeafast,automatedrendezvousanddockingwiththeradialportofthespacestation'scoremoduleTianheat3:32a.m.(BeijingTime).Thewholeprocesstookapproximately6.5hours,saidtheCMSA.ThetaikonauttrioaboardthespaceshipwillthenentertheTianhemoduleandtheShenzhou-17crewhavegotreadyfortheirarrival.Thetwocrewswithanaverageageoflessthan40yearsoldareabouttomeetintheTiangongspacestation.Thespaceship,atopaLongMarch-2Fcarrierrocket,blastedofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaThursday(BeijingTime).■ThisimagecapturedatBeijingAerospaceControlCenteronApril26,2024showsShenzhou-18mannedspaceshipdockingwiththeradialportofthespacestation'scoremoduleTianhe.China'sShenzhou-18mannedspaceshipsuccessfullydockedwiththespacestationcombinationearlyonFridaymorning,accordingtotheChinaMannedSpaceAgency(CMSA).Thespaceshipmadeafast,automatedrendezvousanddockingwiththeradialportofthespacestation'scoremoduleTianheat3:32a.m.(BeijingTime).Thewholeprocesstookapproximately6.5hours,saidtheCMSA.(Xinhua/JinLiangkuai)TechnicalpersonnelworkatBeijingAerospaceControlCenteronApril26,2024.China'sShenzhou-18mannedspaceshipsuccessfullydockedwiththespacestationcombinationearlyonFridaymorning,accordingtotheChinaMannedSpaceAgency(CMSA).Thespaceshipmadeafast,automatedrendezvousanddockingwiththeradialportofthespacestation'scoremoduleTianheat3:32a.m.(BeijingTime).Thewholeprocesstookapproximately6.5hours,saidtheCMSA.(Xinhua/JinLiangkuai)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.