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China’s new launcher is aimed at space debris. Can it also be used as a weapon?

Chinese scientists have unveiled a projectile launcher for use in space – a device designed to remove dangerous debris orbiting the Earth but with potential to also be used as a weapon. The compact and stealthy device draws on the principle of gunpowder propulsion dating back to 9th century China, but brings it into the new space age. It was jointly developed by aerospace engineers in Nanjing, Shanghai and Shenyang and unveiled last month in the peer-reviewed Chinese journal Acta Aeronautica et...


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