China set to ramp up manned flights programme and space station ambitions

Shenzuou 8 docks with the Tiangong-1 mini-space st

China's spaceflight ambitions look set to gain momentum this year with the launch this summer of the country's fourth manned flight, to test rendezvous and docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module.

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