Officials in China claimed the secretive mission was 'a complete success'.
, China's biggest space defense contractor, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, hailed the latest mission as "a complete success" that "marks an important breakthrough".
The mission will help to "provide a more convenient and cost-effective way for peaceful use of space", the report continued – a statement that's best taken with a sizeable pinch of salt.Though we know very little about China's space plane, we do have the X-37B as a point of reference. The U.S. space plane landed last year, having spent aThe reusable, robotic X-37B has a mass of roughly 5,000 kg and it measures around 9 meters in length.
Though the U.S. Air Force has released images of its vessel, it is also secretive about its missions, leading to speculation it may also be used for surveillance missions. The development of space planes could be significant in the race to build a strategic advantage in space. Another space plane,
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