China Now 3rd Country to Complete Space Feat

China has officially joined the US and Russia as just the third country in the world to have completed a manned space docking, reports CNN. Earlier today the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked with the orbiting Tiangong-1, the next step in the Middle Kingdom's ambitious five-year plan for space exploration. The three-person crew, which includes China's first female astronaut, will spend six days on the Tiangong-1 performing "scientific experiments, technical tests, and physical exercises," according to China's official news agency. You can get a full run-down of China's space plans over at NASA Space Flight.