China’s mysterious Shenlong space plane recently launched on its 4th mission. What is it doing up there?
An illustration of China’s robotic Shenlong space plane above Earth. (Image credit: Erik Simonsen/Getty Images) China’s reusable space plane is circling Earth once again. The Shenlong (“Divine Dragon”) spacecraft launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Feb. 6, kicking off the robotic vehicle’s fourth-ever orbital mission. We don’t know for sure.Continue Reading











