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Spacecraft · XinjiangChina's shadowy, uncrewed reusable spacecraft, which launches atop a rocket booster and lands at a secretive military airfield, is most likely testing technology but could also be used for manipulating or retrieving satellites, experts say.
The spacecraft, on its third mission, was in June observed releasing an object, moving several kilometres away and then manoeuvring back to within a few hundred metres of it.
"It's obvious that it has a milit…See the Story
China's covert spaceplane likely testing 'dual use' technology: experts
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Spacecraft · FloridaCrane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operates a 30-ton crane to lift the agency's Artemis II Orion spacecraft out of the recently renovated altitude chamber to the Final Assembly and Systems Testing, or FAST, cell inside NASA Kennedy's Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on April 27.See the Story
Image: NASA's Orion spacecraft gets lift on Earth
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Spacecraft · Inner MongoliaA Chinese spacecraft landed on June 25 in grasslands in the Inner Mongolia region of China carrying the first soil samples (soil, rocks) from the unseen side of the Moon. It's... Water Found in Moon Samples Brought to Earth by China - NAUTEBORICSSee the Story
Water Found in Moon Samples Brought to Earth by China
Astronauts · IndiaNASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded in space due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, are conducting experiments on plant growth in microgravity. NASA and Boeing have completed critical ground tests for the spacecraft’s systems. A media briefing on July 25 will provide updates on the astronauts' return and the ongoing tests.See the Story
Stuck in space, Sunita Williams begins new research with extra 'free time'; Here's what it is
Spacecraft · IndiaChina's reusable, uncrewed spacecraft, which launches and lands at secret military sites, is likely testing technology but could also manipulate or retrieve satellites, experts suggest. Observations of the spacecraft’s maneuvers hint at military applications, including inspecting or disabling enemy objects. Similar to the U.S.'s Boeing X-37B, China's spaceplane, shrouded in secrecy, could have dual uses in national security. Despite its unclear …See the Story
China's secretive spaceplane likely testing 'dual use' technology, experts say
Astronauts · FloridaBoeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port. This long-duration photograph was taken at night from the orbital complex as it soared 258 miles above western China. NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest s…See the Story