Manual docking slated for Sunday

A manual docking will be conducted between Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module around noon Sunday, according to a spokesperson of China's manned space program.

Since Shenzhou-9 and Tiangong-1 successfully conducted an automatic docking and astronauts entered the Tiangong-1 module on June 18, both the spacecraft and the module have been operating normally and the three astronauts were in good condition, said the spokesperson.

All scientific tests have been conducted without any glitches and a manned conjoint flight has been realized, according to the spokesperson.