Focus | China's cargo craft Tianzhou-9 docks with space station Tiangong

(250715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This simulated image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 15, 2025 shows China's cargo craft Tianzhou-9 as it completes docking with the orbiting Tiangong space station. The cargo craft Tianzhou-9 successfully docked at the rear docking port of Tianhe, the core module of China's space station Tiangong, on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Such process was conducted at 8:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) after the Tianzhou-9 entered its orbit and completed its status setting, according to the agency.

The Shenzhou-20 crew members onboard the space station will enter the cargo craft and transfer the payloads as scheduled. (Photo by Zhou Keyi/Xinhua)

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