US Army Shuttle Is Chasing China’s Space Station

According to observations published in Spaceflight Magazine, the United States Air Force may be spying on Tiangong-1 — China’s first space station — from orbit. Seems reasonable: China is steadily advancing towards and the US may want to know what they’re doing. According to the magazine, the mini-space shuttle X-37B may be near the Chinese station, following it in close orbit. The Air Force launched this X-37B on March 2011 on a Atlas V rocket, after her sister ship landed at Vandenberg AFB in California following a highly successful 225-day mision. More

(Source: Gizmodo Australia - Jan 7)