Tianzhou-5 re-docking

China's Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft successfully re-docked with the Tiangong space station complex on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft was launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China on Nov 12, 2022, and completed fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of China's Tiangong space station.

The cargo spacecraft separated from the orbing combination of the Tiangong space station on May 5 to leave room for the docking of its successor -- the Tianzhou-6 -- with the space station complex, and switched to an independent flight mode temporarily.

It had been in orbit independently for 33 days before the re-docking. At present, the space station complex is in good condition, and various tasks will continue to be carried out as planned, according to CMSA.