X 37b Military Space Plane

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X 37b military space plane. Space force launch sends the x 37b space plane on a new mission. Air force secretary barbara barrett s announcement that saturday s mission of the x 37b military space plane will be to demonstrate how to use satellites or other space systems to generate solar. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle then re enters earth s atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The boeing x 37 also known as the orbital test vehicle otv is a reusable robotic spacecraft.
The two x 37b spacecraft have carried out a total of four missions racking up 2 086. The second mission to orbit for the newest american military branch carries experiments for nasa and others. The x 37b was launched into space for the first time on april 22 2010 strapped to the top of an atlas v rocket.