We've never before seen the mysterious spacecraft in orbit, and only the U.S. Air Force knows what its doing up there

B, which has been in space since December 2023 as part of its seventh mission, remains shrouded in mystery. The United States has not disclosed the shuttle's true purpose while orbiting, nor what data it collects.

This photo—which conspicuously does not include the aircraft it was taken from—was captured during the X-37B’s seventh mission. Slowing Down. The release marks the first tim