China's Yuxing 3-06 commercial experimental satellite, the first of its kind to be equipped with a flexible robotic arm, has recently completed an in-orbit refueling test and verification of key technologies.
The test paves the way for Yuxing 3-06, dubbed a "space refueling station," to refuel other satellites in orbit, manage space debris, and provide other in-orbit services.
Yuxing 3-06, along with seven other satellites, was launched into space on March 16 Beijing Time by a Kuaizhou-11 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The satellite, co-developed by China's Hunan University of Science and Technology and Suzhou Sanyuan Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd, also features earth observation capabilities.
China's first robotic arm-equipped commercial satellite completes in-orbit refueling test
China's first robotic arm-equipped commercial satellite completes in-orbit refueling test
China's first robotic arm-equipped commercial satellite completes in-orbit refueling test
Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.
"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.
He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.
"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.
"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.
Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival
