China's Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft successfully docks with Tiangong space station.

China's upgraded Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft has docked at the Tiangong space station carrying supplies for astronauts, science payloads, and propellant for the space station. The spacecraft features improvements over the previous five spacecraft, including an increased pressurized volume and cargo capacity. Tianzhou-6 is the first mission of the operational phase of Tiangong, and China aims to keep the station permanently occupied for at least a decade. The expansion in capacity of Tianzhou-6 means China will need to launch a Tianzhou mission once every eight months, instead of every six months, as previously.