Chinese cargo craft docks with future space station in orbit

Mission comes after China was rebuked for uncontrolled crash of rocket that launched the station itself

A Chinese cargo spacecraft carrying equipment and supplies has successfully docked with the core module of the country's future space station, according to state media.

A Long March 7 rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft - loaded with essentials such as food, equipment and fuel - blasted off late on Saturday from the Wenchang launch site on the tropical southern island of Hainan, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.