A robotic arm controls the Tianzhou 2 spacecraft at the Chinese Space Station

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A 10-meter-long robotic arm, located in the Tianhe unit, has succeeded.tianheaffiliated to Tiangong StationTiangong(The new Chinese spacecraft, in control of the "Tianzhou 2" spacecraft)Tianzhou 2) The spacecraft to transport and maneuver the payloads in a critical test before launching the incoming units, moving them about 20 degrees before returning them to the forward port at the docking center at Tianhe. The 47-minute process began Wednesday, Jan. 5, to test procedures and equipment needed to add and move modules of a larger space station. The successful trial is key to the Chinese National Space Administration's plan to complete construction of its…