Tianzhou 6 cargo craft docks with space station combination

The Tianzhou 6 cargo craft docks with the Tiangong space station on May 11, 2023. (PHOTO / VCG)

BEIJING – The cargo craft Tianzhou-6 completed its status setting and docked with the orbiting Tiangong space station on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.

ALSO READ: Tianzhou 6 sets off for space station

At 5:16 am (Beijing Time), Tianzhou 6 docked at the rear docking port of the Tianhe core module, said the CMSA.

The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts onboard the space station will enter the cargo craft and transfer the payloads as scheduled.