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Mysterious Space Force ship back on Earth after 434 days in orbit
A secretive Space Force ship returned to Earth after spending over a year in orbit conducting mysterious experiments.
Space Force’s Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Returns To Earth After 434 Days in Orbit
The secretive X-37B spaceplane has just returned from its latest highly classified, long-duration mission. On Mar. 7, 2025, at 07.22 UTC (2.22AM EST), the
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.
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."
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.
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,
Space Force's Secret Plane Returns After More Than a Year in Orbit
The X-37B is a reusable robotic space plane operated by the US Space Force. It resembles a miniature space shuttle at just under 9 metres long with a 4.5 metre wingspan and is an uncrewed vehicle designed for long-duration missions in low Earth orbit.
X-37B spacecraft returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit
The Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle landed at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California after spending 434 days in orbit. It returned to Earth on March 7.
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,
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SpaceX launch sets up long-delayed trip home for Boeing Starliner astronauts
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NASA, SpaceX scrub mission to pick up International Space Station astronauts
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Watch live as four astronauts launch to the space station
Four astronauts will soon launch to the space station — a flight that will kick off a series of events culminating in the ...
Starliner astronauts' return to Earth finally near as replacement crew readies to launch to space station
Four fresh crew members bound for the International Space Station will finally enable the "stranded" Starliner astronauts to head for home.
NASA breaks silence about reason they left astronauts stranded in space for nine months as rescue mission delayed
Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Sunita Williams flew out to space back in June and have now been at the International Space Station (ISS) since. This all began as the Boeing spacecraft they were supposed to ...