With the Shenzhou-12 launch and arrival of astronauts to the Tianhe core module, Beijing’s space ambitions are on target.

The crew successfully docked with the space station just over seven hours after the launch. The moment of contact was met with applause from mission control in China. Their Shenzhou-12 capsule ...

The current manned launch is the second this year ... Three crewmembers of the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft worked aboard the national space station from June 17 to September 16.