China’s space flight technology may have raced ahead of the United States as it can now launch spaceplanes without rocket propulsion, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a Chinese military magazine.
This means space planes will not need launch sites and will be able to take off and land at airports – a cost-saving development that has added to concerns over the weaponisation of space, the report said.
Read the full report: SCMP.
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