Chinese Controllers Practicing Prox Ops With Shenzhou Smallsat
Chinese controllers are practicing proximity operations with a small subsatellite released from the nose of the manned Shenzhou 7 spacecraft Sept. 30 that continues to circle the Shenzhou orbital module left in orbit when the crew rode the descent module back to Earth. The BX-1 subsatellite...
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