With the wide application of image sensing and digital processing in the space field, space imaging is developing rapidly. On the one hand, space missions may be affected by complicated space environment. On the other hand, the demand for large field-of-view and high resolution space imaging is more and more urgent. However, traditional space imaging is difficult to meet the requirements. Therefore, space manipulation panoramic imaging is becoming the research focus in this field. The technology mainly involves the space panoramic imaging system and the space manipulation system. Firstly, the development of space manipulation panoramic imaging at home and abroad is presented. Then, the imaging model of a space panoramic camera is illustrated according to the composition principle of the space panoramic imaging system. The calibration, stitching and fusion methods of space panoramic imaging are classified and analyzed. Finally, the space manipulation system is described and its development trend in the future is forecasted.