China is planning to launch its fourth manned space mission sometime this summer. The Shengzhou 9 mission will have a crew of three and is scheduled to visit the Tiangong 1 space station module. A major goal of the mission will be to demonstrate a manual docking capability. After docking, the crew will spend time working aboard Tiangong 1, making the mission the most ambitious Chinese manned flight to date.
China may also launch a fifth manned mission later in the year.
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