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    Shenzhou docks with China space lab

    Mon, 06/18/2012 - 03:06 EDT - CNN
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    China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully docked with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space laboratory on Monday, completing the next step in the country's ambitious space mission.

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