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,
Secretive US Space Force X-37B space plane 'breaks new ground' with return to Earth after 434 days in orbit (photos)
"The successful execution of the aerobraking maneuver underscores the U.S. Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of novel space operations in a safe and responsible manner."
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. After spending 434 days orbiting Earth, the un-crewed vehicle returned to Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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.
Space Force's mysterious X-37B plane returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit
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.
USA's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Returns To Earth After 434-Day Mission
The 29-foot-long X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last Friday (Mar 7) at 2:22 am local time.
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,
U.S. spaceplane deorbits after classified mission and lands in California
The U.S. Space Force said in a news release that the craft had "accomplished a range of test and experimentation objectives." ...
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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Space Force’s secretive space plane lands after 434 days in orbit
The X-37B space plane touched down at Vandenberg Space Force ... they mark a significant milestone in the ongoing development of the U.S. Space Force’s dynamic mission capability.” ...
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US military’s classified space shuttle returns to Earth after secret mission
Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak ... Photos showed the white-and-black space plane parked on the runway in darkness. open image in gallery An X-37B onboard camera ...