China developing military space tech ‘breathtakingly fast’ as they threaten to blast ahead of US in space race

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The country has reportedly just pulled off the world’s first refuelling of satellites within orbit, according to a US space observation company that has been tracking the routes of the Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites. In late May, it launched its Tianwen-2 mission, which aims to land a vessel on a moving asteroid, collect samples and return them to Earth — something analysts believe could be a precursor to a Moon mission. And the Tianwen-3 mission, due to lift off in 2028 and return to our planet in 2031, already has its mission outlined: to head to Mars, collect samples and...