[China] Crew Enter Tiangong-1 Space Lab

2012-07-01 1

The three membered crew of Shenzhou 9 become the first ever astronauts to enter the Chinese Tiangong-1 Space Laboratory.

Hatches opened at around 09:05 UTC and both male astronauts entered the lab. The female astronaut remained in the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft.

The crew are working on testing and powering up communication systems and the on board computers.

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