Mastering space docking technology is a delicate manoeuvre that the Russians
and Americans successfully completed in the 1960s.
Tiangong-1, China’s first space station module, was launched in September.
China sees its space programme as a symbol of its global stature, growing
technical expertise, and the Communist Party’s success in turning around the
fortunes of the once poverty-stricken nation.
The current programme aims to provide China with a space station in which a
crew can live independently for several months, as at the old Russian Mir
facility or the International Space Station.
China sent its first person into space in 2003 and has since conducted several
manned missions, but has never included a woman.
Source: agencies
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