When it arrives at Tiangong, the Shenzhou-9 craft is expected to make a fully automated docking, but there is a plan to try a manual docking later in the mission.

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On June 16, China sent three astronauts into space on its first manned docking mission, a significant step towards its plan to build a Chinese space station in 2020.

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The cost of docking in Colombo had become so high that some shipping operators plan to bypass the port.

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If the plan works well, the program is eventually to expand to 10, 000 bikes and 600 docking stations that will also include Queens.

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