US military intelligence publishes photo of Chinese ‘spaceplane’ in orbit

China’s Shenlong reusable cargo spacecraft has already flown four missions and was documented in orbit by a US satellite imagery company. The Pentagon’s internal intelligence agency has released an image of a Chinese-made reusable spacecraft in orbit. The photograph of the Shenlong ‘spaceplane’ was published on 26 October in a report by the US Defe...

• Published date: 28-10-2026 05:24 PM