China in space

摘要

China launched its fifth crewed space mission on 11 June. The Shenzhou 10 space capsule, carrying three astronauts, is scheduled to dock with the country's orbiting Tiangong 1 space module on 13 June, and aims to return to Earth on 26 June. It will be the last mission to Tiangong 1. China plans to launch two more modules before 2016, in the run-up to building a crewed space station by 2020 (see Nature 473,14-15; 2011).