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China’s Mystery Satellite Could Be a Dangerous New Weapon
- lutusp 13y agoA baseless, sensationalist headline about a spacecraft able to maneuver from one orbit to another, as many U.S. spacecraft have been able to do since 1965. The difference is this craft is unmanned, controlled from the ground. Imagine the Space Shuttle being described as potentially a "dangerous new weapon" on the ground that it's able to change its orbit, approach other spacecraft, and has a manipulator arm.