The authorities announced that skyboat i and tianmong ii have successfully completed the automatic m

Source: enquiry technology micro-intelligence, by zou wei wing, han xuan, wang xinjiang, xiao jianjun

Skyboat oneAndTianmong ii

We're going to complete the automatic meeting

At 1223 hours on 22 april, a reporter in beijing, wang xinjiang, shaw jianjun, zou weiyong and han xianye, successfully completed the automatic handover with skyboat i and sky miya ii. This was the first exchange with a cargo ship since the launch of tianmong ii on 15 september 2016。

Under the precise control of the technologists, the skyboat i cargo ship was re-orbited several times and transferred to an autonomous control state at 1002 hours on 22 december, gradually approaching the sky palace ii space laboratory in a self-directed mode。

Following the final confirmation of docking readiness by the beijing space flight control centre, skyboat i began to approach tianmong ii slowly. At 1216 hours, skyboat i was in contact with tianmong ii and, following the successful completion of a series of technical manoeuvres, the docking body was locked and the two vehicles were rigidly connected to form a combination。

Subsequently, skyboat i and tian miya ii entered the combined flight phase, and were scheduled to carry out on-orbit propellant supplements, as well as multiple physical (test) tests in areas such as space applications and space technology。