Shenzhou XIX manned spaceship docks with space station combination

The Shenzhou XIX crew — mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe, Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong and Lieutenant Colonel Wang Haoze — are expected to enter the Tianhe module and will be received by the Shenzhou XVIII crew upon arrival. The two crews will meet in the Tiangong space station.

The spaceship was launched atop a Long March 2F carrier rocket at 4:27 am on Wednesday from the oasis-like Jiuquan spaceport in the Gobi Desert.