X37 Space Plane

The robotic vehicle resembles nasa s.
X37 space plane. Sunday is go day. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle then re enters earth s atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The spaceplane which looks a bit like a miniature space shuttle landed at nasa s kennedy space center in florida on october 27th after spending a total of 780 days or more than two years in. The boeing x 37 also known as the orbital test vehicle otv is a reusable robotic spacecraft.
Why the new x 37 space plane mission is a big deal the experiment is one of the brightest signals yet that the u s. Barrett announced the flight of the x 37b on may 6 during a livestreamed event hosted by the space foundation alongside the space force s chief of space operations gen. Air force along with the newly minted space force is about to launch the mysterious x 37b space plane on a sixth secretive mission. Air force s unmanned x 37b space plane has flown four clandestine missions to date carrying secret payloads on long duration flights in earth orbit.
Air force s unmanned x 37b space plane has flown four clandestine missions to date carrying secret payloads on long duration flights in earth orbit. The robotic vehicle resembles nasa s.