Classified duties. The X-37B has winged past 666 days of flight on this latest mission, which is called OTV-5 because it's the fifth flight for the program.. OTV-5 began on Sept. 7, 2017, with a ...

The United States Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests.

The US Space Force's secret space plane, the X-37B, shared an image from orbit for the first time. The reusable orbital test vehicle captured the image of Earth last year during its seventh mission.

A U.S. Air Force X-37B space plane, an unpiloted miniature space shuttle, is seen after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Oct. 27, 2019 to end its record 780-day ...

B, the United States' top-secret space plane, has captured the world’s attention due to its repeated missions in orbit, where it remains for extended periods, sometimes well over a year. This uncrewed ...

On the X-37B’s last mission, which spanned 908 days in orbit, the space plane lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Before that, the vehicle rode to space five times on United Launch ...

The US Space Force's secret space plane, the X-37B, shared an image from orbit for the first time. The reusable orbital test vehicle captured the image of Earth last year during its seventh mission.

Between Dec. 11, 2012 and Oct. 17, 2014, the U.S. Air Force flew a top secret mission with its robotic X-37B space plane. Here: The X-37B spacecraft lands itself on Oct. 17, 2014 to end its record ...

While the Starliner faces challenges, Boeing’s other space venture, the X-37B, remains shrouded in mystery. -Developed with funding from NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and Boeing, the X-37B is a ...

A powerful ride This launch marked the first time the space plane has hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, one of the most powerful operational rockets in the world.. Previously, the X-37B has ...

The X-37B can remain in space for years on end, having orbited Earth for 908 days in its OTV-6 flight, with onboard solar panels enabling it to recharge its batteries.

Boeing-built X-37B space plane lands after completing record 908-day orbital mission. by Alan Boyle on November 12, 2022 at 11:59 am November 12, 2022 at 12:44 pm. Share 3k Tweet Share Reddit Email.