China's first cargo spacecraft successfully docks with space lab (5)

Technical personnel work at Beijing Aerospace Control Center to monitor the automated docking between Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab in Beijing, capital of China, April 22, 2017. The Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft, China's first cargo spacecraft, which was launched Thursday evening from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, successfully completed automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab at 12:23 p.m. Saturday, according to Beijing Aerospace Control Center. It is the first docking between the spacecraft and space lab. (Xinhua/Li Nan)