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News • Shenzhou 9 spacecraft separated from Tiangong 1 • Weather suits Shenzhou 9 astronauts' Landing • Senior UN official praises development of China's space program • Shenzhou 9 concludes final full-system drill • Lauching tower of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft • Preparation for Shenzhou-9 spacecraft • Shenzhou-9 in final testing stage before launch • Shenzhou-9 in final testing stage before launch • Female astronauts around the world • China's manned spacecraft prepares for launch • Netizens eager to see China's first woman in space • Shenzhou-9 enters final pre-launch phase • Space program seeks a mother's touch • Shenzhou-9 may face tough tests • China's spaceship item to go on tour exhibition • China marks successful space docking • Tiangong-1 starts planned cabin checks against toxic gas • Tiangong-1 orbiter enters operation management • Space missions not directly linked to defense • China confident in functioning of Tiangong-1 • Experiment box back to lab after space voyage • Authorities congratulate success of 1st space docking mission • Shenzhou 8 returns to Earth • Shenzhou 8 lands in Inner Mongolia • Shenzhou 8 heads back to Earth • Shenzhou 8 set to land in N China • Shenzhou 8 spacecraft to land in Inner Mongolia • Shenzhou 8 departs from in-orbit lab, ready for return • China's coupled spacecraft carries out 2nd orbit maintenance • Shenzhou-8 re-docks with Tiangong-1 • China completes 2nd space docking test • Shenzhou 8 re-docks with Tiangong-1 • Shenzhou 8 disengages from space lab module Tiangong-1 • China ready for second space docking • China sets up management body for orbiting space lab • China's space industry to see accelerated expansion • China reaps benefits of 'frugal' space program • Russian expert hails China's 1st space docking • First space docking, major technological leap for China • Hu praises successful space docking • Chinese spacecraft to conduct second space docking after 12-day flight • China to establish manned space station around 2020 • Chinese spacecraft grow by leaps and bounds • Docking feat ignites China's space ambition • China space prowess benefits world • Tiangong 1 and Shenzhou 8 complete docking • Countdown to docking • Shenzhou 8 set to dock Tiangong 1 • New carrier rocket proven most precise ever • Successful launch key step to 1st space docking • China announces launch of Shenzhou 8 successful • Flying to rendezvous with Tiangong-1 • For Chinese orbiter, the chase is on • China launches Shenzhou 8 successfully • Shenzhou 8 launch successful, heading for docking • Schematic images: China ready for first space docking • China's space docking mission set to launch • Launch time set for Shenzhou 8 • China's Long March rockets • China's 1st manual space docking hopefully 2012

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