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June 20, 2013

Half-Time for Shenzhou 10
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 19, 2013
At roughly the halfway point of its mission, the flight of Shenzhou 10 seems to be going well. The spacecraft lifted off beautifully on its first launch attempt and staged a successful docking with the Tiangong 1 space laboratory. Video images show that the crew looks healthy and in good spirits. The laboratory itself looks as good as it did when the crew of Shenzhou 9 departed. Analysts had expected a safe and successful mission, but it's a relief to see it in reality. The overall performance of ... read more

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