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China’s spaceplane remains in orbit but clues emerge from recovered launch debris

Written by  Andrew Jones Tuesday, 16 August 2022 10:10
A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.

A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft remains in orbit nearly two weeks after launch, despite passing directly over its expected landing site early Monday.