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The event, not so far confirmed by China, was reported after optical sensor data suggested the satellites "appeared visually ...
China may have just become the first country to attempt satellite-to-satellite refuelling in geosynchronous orbit ...
Two Chinese satellites reportedly performed what appears to be the country's first high-altitude orbital refueling, as U.S.
By demonstrating an on-orbit refueling capability, the Chinese are extending the reach and longevity of their dangerous co-orbital satellites. Private space trackers have detected a bizarre movement ...
Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 ‘appeared visually merged in optical sensor data’, space tracking firm says, a feat US seeks to match by 2026.
The assessment made by NASA researchers that it was caused by China's Daqi-1 satellite, if true, could suggest that there was nothing nefarious or threatening, even if the display itself was unusual.
The Long March-8 Y3 carrier rocket carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on March 20, 2024 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China.
PARIS — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told a major international space conference being held here that the possibility of cooperating with China in space is "up to China." Nelson was asked ...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona. In an impressive feat, China landed its Zhurong rover on Mars in May 2021, joining NASA in exploring the red planet’s surface. But China has not provided ...
China’s Changguang Satellite demonstrates space-to-ground laser links A Chinese satellite manufacturer and constellation operator says it has successfully demonstrated space-to-ground high-speed ...
China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might “take over” the moon as part of a military program, saying it has always called for the ...