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,
What was it doing? U.S. space plane returns after 14 mysterious months
Long before the first rays of sunlight brushed the California horizon, an extraordinary homecoming took place. The U.S. military’s experimental space plane, the X-37B, touched down in secrecy, its journey ending just as mysteriously as it began.
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.
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,
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U.S. military spaceplane completes 7th mission, including advanced orbital maneuvers
Credit: U.S. Space Force Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The secretive X-37B military ...
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US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
This photo provided by United States Space Force the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg ...
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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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Lawmakers File Bills to Create Space National Guard, Taking Trump Up on Promise
The Space National Guard would consist of units from Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, New York and Ohio, according to a copy of the bill text provided to Military.com. The text also ...
US Space Force Leader Warns About China's Expanding Military Drills
China has warned that it "reserves all options" against the self-governed island of Taiwan, including the use of force.
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US military's mini space shuttle X-37B 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 ...