Top secret X-37B spaceplane breaks orbital endurance record

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A secret mission came to a public end this morning as the US Air Force’s top secret X-37B spaceplane landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The unmanned reusable spacecraft touched down on the runway like a conventional aircraft this morning at 9:24 am EDT after a record-breaking 674 days in orbit. According to the Air Force, the automatic landing was monitored by the 30th Space Wing and occurred without incident... Continue Reading Top secret X-37B spaceplane breaks orbital endurance record

Section: Space

Tags: Boeing, Reconnaissance, Record-breaking, Spacecraft, Unmanned, US Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, X-37B

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