WATCH: HISTORIC MOMENT when Shenzhou-12 crew enters Tianhe module for the first time

HISTORIC MOMENT: Epic footage of the historic moment when Shenzhou12 crew entered Tianhe Core Module for the very first time. Truly proud and unforgettable moment in China’s progress of building the Tiangong Space Station and a giant leap for its space exploration program. Listen to the first words uttered by the Shenzhou12 crew after arriving at the under-construction Tiangong Space Station. China’s Shenzhou12 Crew have entered #Tianhe core module and immediately got busy unpacking and running instrument checks. Earlier this morning (Eastern Time Zone) China’s Shenzhou12 spaceship has successfully docked with Tianhe, the core module of the country’s space station Tiangong, on June 17, 2021. The rendezvous and docking, the first between Tianhe and a Shenzhou spaceship, took around 6.5 hours.