China's cargo craft Tianzhou-8 docks with space station Tiangong

The cargo craft Tianzhou-8 has successfully docked with the orbiting Tiangong space station on Saturday, the China Manned Space Agency announced, Xinhua reports.

At 2:32 a.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-8 docked at the rear docking port of Tianhe, the core module of Tiangong space station, after completing its status setting, according to the agency.

The Shenzhou-19 taikonauts onboard the space station will enter the cargo craft and transfer the payloads as per schedule.