On October 31, 2022 at 20:27 UTC the Chinese new “Mengtian” laboratory module successfully completed the docking with the Chinese “Tianhe” core module of the “Tiangong” space station. Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang, and Cai Xuzhe living on the “Tiangong” complex monitored the arrival of “Mengtian”.

Artist’s illustration of the Chinese “Tiangong” space station in its current configuration, with the newly arrived “Mengtian” module on the left. Credit: China Manned Space Agency