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Second space docking completed

China completed a second docking of the unmanned spacecraft Shenzou-8 with the space laboratory Tiangong-1 on 14 November.

Shenzou-8 was launched on 1 November and completed its first docking with Tiangong-1 on 3 November. After a 12-day flight, the two spacecraft separated and re-docked.

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