China's cargo craft Tianzhou 9 docks with space station Tiangong

BEIJING -- The cargo craft Tianzhou 9 successfully docked at the rear docking port of Tianhe, the core module of China's space station Tiangong, on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Such process was conducted at 8:52 am (Beijing Time) after the Tianzhou-9 entered its orbit and completed its status setting, according to the agency.

The Shenzhou XX crew members onboard the space station will enter the cargo craft and transfer the payloads as scheduled.