China space station
A still from footage of a Chinese spacecraft docking with part of its space station.
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  • Three astronauts have docked with part of China's new space station.
  • The spaceship carrying them docked with the Tianhe module on Thursday.
  • China's building its own station, due to be complete by the end of 2022.
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A spaceship carrying three Chinese astronauts has successfully docked with part of the country's new space station.

The state-backed People's Daily newspaper shared footage of the Shenzhou-12 vessel docking with the Tianhe module – the first piece of the station. It is the country's first human spaceflight in five years.

Watch the video here:

The three astronauts – Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo – are expected to live there for about three months.

China expects to finish building its space station by the end of 2022.

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