CAPE Canaveral, Florida (AP) – The American army Classified mini-space returned to earth Friday after turning the world for 434 days.
THE space airplane Nasa Kennedy Space Center in orbit in December 2023 on a secret mission. Launched by SpaceX, The X-37B vehicle did not wear anyone, just military experiences.
His touch before dawn at the base of the Vandenberg Space Force in California was not announced until a few hours later. The photos showed the white and black space plane parked on the track in the dark.
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This is the seventh theft of one of these test vehicles. Space Force officials said that the mission had successfully demonstrated the ability to change orbits using atmospheric drag to slow down, saving fuel.
This is “an exciting new chapter in the X-37B program,” said program director, Lieutenant-Colonel Blaine Stewart.
Launched for the first time in 2010, reusable space planes made at Boeing spent up to 908 days in space at a time. They are 29 feet (9 meters) long with a wingspan of almost 15 feet (4.5 meters).
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