Full coverage: China Tiangong-2 Space Lab Launch

For more on the docking between the Shenzhou-11 space craft and the Tiangong-2 space lab, we have in the studio Xu Yansong, director for International Cooperation from the China National Space Administration and Professor Yang Yuguang of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.

Q1. Give us a general idea about the docking process between Tiangong-2 and Shenzhou-11.

Q2. What kind of devices and how many working units will be involved in the process?

Q3. What kind of preparation has the whole team made for the upcoming docking?

Q4. During the docking process, what are the challenges?


Q5. What kind of precautions should the astronauts take?

Q6. A new guidance sensor that can better cope with the low temperatures in space will be used. What are its features?