Mysterious Chinese Spaceplane Deployed 'Space Stalkers'

(Dreamstime)

By    |   Tuesday, 02 January 2024 06:59 AM EST ET

China's secretive unmanned spaceplane placed a series of unidentified objects into Earth orbit in December, marking the second such instance in about a year, and potentially indicating that Beijing is preparing the "battlefield" for what could amount to a space "Pearl Harbor moment," experts warn.

Just four days after a Dec. 14 launch kicked off the spaceplane's third mission, the Chinese craft "Shenlong" reportedly released six objects into orbit.

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China's secretive unmanned spaceplane placed a series of unidentified objects into Earth orbit in December, potentially indicating that Beijing is preparing the "battlefield" for what could amount to a space "Pearl Harbor moment," experts warn.
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