26 hours ago · China
China proves a cut above with world-first precision laser experiment in space
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 5 Nov 2026, 09:59 UTC. The headline in use is “China proves a cut above with world-first precision laser experiment in space”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
China’s space scientists have become the first to carry out precision laser cutting in orbit, slicing a piece of “large-scale equipment” with a robotic arm fixed to the outside the Tiangong space station. The official Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday that millimetre-scale cuts were made by a laser…
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China proves a cut above with world-first precision laser experiment in space
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