Next X-37B Space Plane Mission to Launch atop SpaceX Falcon 9
The U.S. Air Force announced on Tuesday that the next mission of their X-37B reusable space plane would be launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in August.
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Air Force’s Secretive X-37B Space Plane Lands in Florida after 718-Day Flight
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane returned from a secretive mission of over 700 days Sunday morning, landing at the Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility and greeting local residents with sonic booms as a wake-up call.
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Secretive X-37B Space Plane sets new Endurance Record
The U.S. Air Force X-37B OTV-4 spacecraft on Saturday surpassed the record for the longest flight duration of any mission in the clandestine program, marking 675 days in orbit for the small winged space plane on its current mission reportedly dedicated to a series of technical demonstrations and space experiments.
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Pentagon shuts down Rumors of imminent X-37B Homecoming
The enigmatic X-37B space plane operated by the U.S. Air Force continues to puzzle program observers as information was put forward by the Pentagon on Tuesday of no plans of an imminent landing of the winged spacecraft
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X-37B Space Plane maneuvers into Lower Orbit, likely Precursor to Landing
The ominous X-37B space plane operated in semi-secrecy by the U.S. Air Force may be approaching the end of its fourth mission, indicated by a move to a lower orbit earlier this month that has been a sure sign of an imminent landing on the craft’s first three missions.
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