Secret US Military Space Plane Returns

Secret US Military Space Plane Returns After 434 Days in Orbit – What Was It Doing Up There?
U.S. military’s X-37B space plane made a quiet return to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, completing a 434-day mission that remains largely classified. With no public fanfare, the uncrewed vehicle touched down in secrecy,
The US military has a mini space shuttle and it just returned to Earth after a 434-day secret mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in December 2023 on a secret mission. Launched by SpaceX, the X-37B vehicle carried no people, just military experiments.
Space Force's Secret Plane Returns After More Than a Year in Orbit
The X-37B is a reusable robotic space plane operated by the US Space Force. It resembles a miniature space shuttle at just under 9 metres long with a 4.5 metre wingspan and is an uncrewed vehicle designed for long-duration missions in low Earth orbit.
US military’s classified space shuttle returns to Earth after secret mission
The U.S. military's mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world on another secretive mission that lasted 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from Nasa 's Kennedy Space Center in December 2023, launched by SpaceX ’s Falcon Heavy rocket. The X-37B vehicle carried no people, just classified military experiments.
US military’s shuttle returns after orbiting for 434 days on secret mission
Classified mini space shuttle X-37B returns to Earth after 434 days, showcasing military experiments and orbit-changing capabilities.
Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals
The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic mission 'broke new ground' for reusable space technology, according to the U.S.
The US Army conducts a 434-day secret mission in space
Last Friday, a classified mini space shuttle by the US army made its grand return to Earth, after executing secret manoeuvres around the globe for 434 days (and without a pilot). It was in December 2023,
Mysterious U.S. spaceplane returns to Earth, and Space Force snaps photos
After spending 434 days in space, the crewless Space Force craft returned to Earth on March 7, landing at California's ...
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The X-37B spaceplane lands after helping pave the way for “maneuver warfare”
The US military's robotic mini-space shuttle dropped out of orbit and glided to a runway in California late Thursday, ending a 434-day mission that pioneered new ways of maneuvering in space.
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US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in ...