China’s top-secret spaceplane can’t hide in low-Earth orbit
Summary
Ars Technica reports on a winged Chinese spacecraft resembling the US X-37B, observed in orbit via a Maxar/Vantor image from 2024. The DIA assessment discusses potential space-based directed-energy weapons and broader counterspace threats, including NEI (non-Earth imaging) capabilities and ongoing spaceplane activities by China and the US.