2015 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station complete a tricky cable installation project to prepare for addition of docking ports; the ports will be able to receive manned commercial space capsules such as those launched by SpaceX and Boeing 2012 Event The first commercial spacecraft, SpaceX Dragon, docks with the International Space Station when it completes docking at 12:02pm EDT 2011 Event China makes its first orbital docking as its unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft successfully docks with the orbiting Tiangong 1 space station module 1976 Event Soyuz 23 carries 2 to Salyut 6, but returns without docking 1968 Event Soyuz 4 and 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft 1967 Event U.S.S.R. Kosmos 186 and 188 make 1st automatic docking and Venmera 13 launch 1967 Event U.S.S.R.'s Kosmos 186 and 188 complete 1st automatic docking
