# China's Space Gas Station Passed Its First Test. No Gas Yet.

- slug: chinas-space-gas-station-passed-its-first-test-no-gas-yet
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Robotics

China showed it could refuel satellites in GEO last year. A commercial startup just ran the same test in LEO — and the US is only now planning what China already proved works.

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