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Space Force's Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Returns To Earth After 434 Days in Orbit
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The X-37B spaceplane lands after helping pave the way for “maneuver warfare”
The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2 ...
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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." ...
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Space Shuttle Returns From Classified Mission
A Boeing X-37B miniature space shuttle sent into space by the U.S. military successfully returned from the Earth’s orbit on ...
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U.S. Space Force X-37B Spaceplane Deorbits, Lands in California
U.S. Space Force's unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7) has concluded its seventh mission, successfully deorbiting and landing in California, the U.S. Air Force said Friday. The Boeing ...
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Space Force’s secretive X-37B completes seventh mission after spending over a year in space
The U.S. Space Force’s secretive X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 ... Only two of the vehicles exist, according to Boeing, the manufacturer. The mission exercised the USSF’s ability to quickly ...
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Lucky Seven: X-37B Completed its Latest Mission
The United States Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7 ... a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. The sixth mission saw a change in hardware and flew with SpaceX ...
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X-37B unmanned spaceplane lands at Vandenberg SFB after 434 days orbiting Earth
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. Space Force's unmanned spaceplane exited orbit after 434 days and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base late last week. The X-37B, developed by ...
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U.S. spaceplane deorbits after classified mission and lands in California
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 was launched into space by ... The crafts, built by Boeing, are designed to help test avionics and advanced sensors, evaluate reusable spacecraft components ...
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U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Completes Seventh Mission Of Many Firsts
The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle successfully deorbited and landed March 7 at 2:22 a.m. EST after more than 434 days in orbit. The Boeing-made autonomous and maneuverable ...
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Small X-37B Spaceplane Loudly Signals Return to Vandenberg SFB
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle successfully deorbited and landed on Vandenberg’s 3-mile-long runway at 11:22 p.m. as a sonic boom sounded its arrival. Some residents took to social media to ask ...
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Space Force’s Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Returns To Earth After 434 Days in Orbit
These maneuvers, according to Boeing’s vice president for space ... with an ASI 6200MM PRO + 1.2/85mm lens. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is the U.S. Space Force’s secretive, unmanned ...