China Shenzhou 17 Space Station Combination Docking - 26 Oct 2023
This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 26, 2023 shows Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 5:46 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time).
The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours, said the CMSA.