China's Shenlong Space Plane: What Is It Doing in Orbit?
China's secretive Shenlong space plane is on its fourth mission, demonstrating advanced orbital maneuvers that differ from its U.S. counterpart, the X-37B.
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China Signals Plan to Launch 200,000 Satellites
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China's Private Firms Enter a New Commercial Space Race
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US Urged to Merge Civil and Military Space Efforts to Counter China
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US Space Force Prepares for Warfighting Role in Pivotal 2026
The U.S. Space Force is accelerating its shift to a full warfighting posture in 2026, driven by rising threats from China and Russia in the space domain.
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Mouse Gives Birth After Space Mission in Scientific First
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China Unveils World's Most Powerful Gravity Simulator
China's Zhejiang University has developed the CHIEF 1900, the world's most powerful hypergravity centrifuge, to test materials and fundamental physics.
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