China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft docks for 6-month mission


              The crewed spaceship Shenzhou-13, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert, Oct. 16, 2021 (Chinatopix Via AP)
            
              In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the crewed spaceship Shenzhou-13, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert, Oct. 16, 2021. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)
            
              In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, China, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 shows three Chinese astronauts, from left, Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping waving after entering the space station core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts on Saturday docked at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the new orbiting outpost. Chinese characters,  left, read "Platform Camera B." (Tian Dingyu/Xinhua via AP)
            
              In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 shows a view from the Tianhe space station as the Shenzhou-13 prepares to dock. China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts on Saturday docked at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the new orbiting outpost. (Tian Dingyu/Xinhua via AP)
            
              In this combination of photos released by Xinhua News Agency, screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 shows China's Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship docking with the radial port of the space station core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts on Saturday docked at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the new orbiting outpost. (Tian Dingyu/Xinhua via AP)
China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft docks for 6-month mission