China Testing New Space Weapons -- Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon
China conducts satellite capture in space as part of Star Wars military program
China last week conducted a test of a maneuvering satellite that captured another satellite in space during what Pentagon officials say was a significant step forward for Beijing’s space warfare program.
The satellite capture took place last week and involved one of three small satellites fitted with a mechanical arm that were launched July 20 as part of a covert anti-satellite weapons development program, said U.S. officials familiar with reports of the test.
One official described the satellite-grabbing spacecraft as a “mobile satellite launch vehicle.”
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My Comment: A must read article on China's space weapons program is from Epoch Times two weeks ago .... that link is here.
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