China's Mysterious Spaceplane Raises Orbit Nearly 3 Months After Launch
by Passant Rabie from on (#653ZW)
It's been nearly eight weeks since we last heard from China's spaceplane, which launched from the the Gobi Desert in early August. But things are happening, as the spaceplane recently fired its thrusters to ascend to a higher and more circular orbit, but for reasons that aren't entirely clear.