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The demonstration could be relevant to future in-orbit maintenance, but the report does not describe a near-term effect on U.S. businesses, public services or space operations.
SCIENCE • CHINA
China reports precision laser-cutting experiment aboard space station
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China says its space scientists used a remotely operated laser device and robotic arm outside the Tiangong space station to make millimeter-scale cuts in equipment. The supplied report describes the experiment as a first, but gives few technical details.
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