China satellite launch sparks fears over potential space weapons - spac
From Rusty Wyse@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 26 11:44:26 2021
China satellite launch sparks fears over potential space weapons - spacecraft like Shijian-21 are being utilized as part of the Chinese effort to seek "space superiority through space and space-attack systems." An earlier model, the Shijian-17 satellite,
which was launched in 2016, also was equipped with a robotic arm that could be used to grapple other spacecraft, Dickinson testified.