China joins space factory race against US with breakthrough in inflatable module tech

China joins space factory race against US with breakthrough in inflatable module tech

China’s “in-orbit factory” has taken shape following a technological breakthrough in the form of an inflatable, reconfigurable space module, as it joins the United States and other countries to build large-scale industrial production lines in orbit. According to the developers, components of this smart morphing framework can be compactly folded during launch and inflated and…

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