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China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft


China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has been using a smaller spacecraft to test proximity operations, potentially even capturing the object.

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