Six and half hours after blasting off from Earth on Wednesday, the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft docked with China's Tiangong Space Station. The new Shenzhou trio entered the Tianhe core module of the station, where they were warmly welcomed by the Shenzhou-18 crew members, who have been in space for half a year. This is the fifth handover completed by the taikonauts. The two crews will remain aboard the Tiangong Space Station until the Shenzhou-18 crew returns to Earth on November 4.