Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit
A Chinese commercial satellite has completed a refuelling test in low Earth orbit using a flexible “octopus tentacle”…
China’s Shijian spacecraft separate after pioneering geosynchronous orbit refueling tests
HELSINKI — China’s experimental Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites have separated in geosynchronous orbit after being docked for months…
US’ X-37B space plane could be armed to ‘kill’ in orbit, Chinese researchers warn
The United States is angling for space supremacy and will escalate the space race with repeated tests of…
China pulled off high-orbit refuelling and may beat US to moon, ex-space officials say
China appears to have pulled off not only the first satellite-to-satellite refuelling in geosynchronous orbit, but also the…