Chinese astronauts reach new space station for three-month mission

Shenzhou-12 carrying three astronauts docks with Tiangong space station after seven-hour flight

Astronauts on board China's first crewed spacecraft in nearly five years have reached the new Tiangong space station after blasting off from the Gobi desert.

A Long March-2F rocket launched the three astronauts in the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, which docked with Tianhe - the main section of the Tiangong station - just over seven hours later.