China space station’s giant robotic arm sparks concerns in US

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• Device could be ‘used in a future system for grappling other satellites’, head of US Space Command says
• 10-metre-long arm attached to the core module of the Tiangong space station is capable of lifting objects weighing up to 20 tonnes

China says the massive robotic arm attached to its Tiangong Space Station will be used to help incoming spacecraft to dock. Photo: Weibo


China’s deployment of a powerful robotic arm attached to the core module of its
Tiangong Space Station
has sparked concerns in the United States over its possible military applications.

Chinese scientists say the 10-metre-long device, which is capable of lifting objects weighing up to 20 tonnes and can move around on the outside of the station, will be used to grab incoming spacecraft as they approach and help them to dock.
While the concept is not new – China has launched several scavenger satellites fitted with robotic arms to gather and steer space debris so it burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere – not everyone in the US is convinced its purpose is wholly benign.

China space station’s giant robotic arm sparks concerns in US

Device could be ‘used in a future system for grappling other satellites’, head of US Space Command says.

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[Beast]

The american are losing the tech race. With such delusion leader who feed them such trash. We shouldn't worry about too much about any leadership of American leading over China.

 

[bshifter]

Next we will arm the robot arm with a laser weapon designed to burn down US sats and slice the ISS into half. How is that for paranoid?

 

[Beast]

 

[flameboard]

US already has similar robotic arms in space SMH

 

[Beast]

US already has similar robotic arms in space SMH

They don't move like China one. The Canadian arm move on rail while China one can basically move around the whole space station as long as any module install the coupling hole. This make China one more versatile.

 

[Dungeness]

Chinese wisdom：Don't do to others what you don't want others do to you.
American concern: They might do to us what we have done to them.

 

[Han-Tang]

Netflix 《Space force》
China must have stolen the idea of the giant robotic arm from here，LOL

 

[siegecrossbow]

Space stations don’t carry enough fuel to perform orbital maneuvers that allows them to grab enemy satellites. Case closed.

 

[Daniel808]

Space stations don’t carry enough fuel to perform orbital maneuvers that allows them to grab enemy satellites. Case closed.

That's it ! Seems head of US Space Command isn't smart enough to understand that

A country that being led by low IQ, narrow minded & paranoia people be like

No wonder why US keep losing in tech war with Chinese







Anyway, this Chinese Robotic Space Arm indeed really cool

https://twitter.com/x/status/1394718470474899456

https://twitter.com/x/status/1394642310881632263

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

• 10-metre-long arm attached to the core module of the Tiangong space station is capable of lifting objects weighing up to 20 tonnes

Chinese scientists say the 10-metre-long device,

The american are losing the tech race. With such delusion leader who feed them such trash. We shouldn't worry about too much about any leadership of American leading over China.

Oh wow...where to start...

Mobile Servicing System - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"Officially known as the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). Launched on STS-100 in April 2001, this second generation arm is a larger, more advanced version of the Space Shuttle's original Canadarm. Canadarm2 is 17.6 m (58 ft) when fully extended as seven motorized joints (an 'elbow' hinge in the middle, and three rotary joints at each of the 'wrist/shoulder' ends). It has a mass of 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) and a diameter of 35 cm (14 in) and is made from titanium. The arm is capable of handling large payloads of up to 116,000 kg (256,000 lb)"

They don't move like China one. The Canadian arm move on rail while China one can basically move around the whole space station as long as any module install the coupling hole. This make China one more versatile.

Wrong (as usual) watch the video. The ISS one does the coupling jumping already...actually for the last 20 years.

It has power couplings on both ends. It can unplug itself and move around the station to different couplings...thus walking along its outside.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Space stations don’t carry enough fuel to perform orbital maneuvers that allows them to grab enemy satellites. Case closed.

Agreed. They aren't going to waste fuel chasing after satellites. They'll leave that to the unmanned spaceplanes not the spacestation.

 

[somsak]

Space stations don’t carry enough fuel to perform orbital maneuvers that allows them to grab enemy satellites. Case closed.

The robot arm can be detached from space station,with the help of supply spacecraft,to reach the target satellite

 

[siegecrossbow]

The robot arm can be detached from space station,with the help of supply spacecraft,to reach the target satellite

Instead of that it is much easier just to launch a friggin missile.

 

[IceCold]

Next time develop a robotic foot as well to shove it up US *** just in case!