The military’s shuttle X-37-B Orbital Test Vehicle landed back on Earth this week. What has it been doing in space all this time? Trace investigates.
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Military Mini-Shuttle Completes Secret Mission: Slide Show
“On April 22, the U.S. Air Force launched a mini unmanned shuttle called the Orbital Test Vehicle, also known as the X-37B.”
Secret Military Mini-Shuttle Marks 500 Days in Orbit
“A robotic miniature space shuttle on a classified mission for the U.S. Air Force marked its 500th day in orbit on Friday, with no word about when and where the space plane will land.”
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
“The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, or OTV, is an experimental test program to demonstrate technologies for a reliable, reusable, unmanned space test platform for the U.S. Air Force.”
Preparations Underway For X-37B Landing
“Preparations for the third landing of the X-37B, the Air Force’s unmanned, reusable space plane, are underway at Vandenberg Air Force Base.”
X-37B: The Air Force’s Mysterious Space Plane
“The U.S. Air Force’s unmanned X-37B space plane has flown three clandestine missions to date, carrying secret payloads on long-duration flights in Earth orbit.”
Air Force’s Secret X-37B Space Plane Launches on Third Mission
“An Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today, carrying the Air Force’s X-37B space plane into orbit on its third classified mission.”
Secretive X-37B Military Space Plane Could Land in California Tuesday
“The U.S. Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane will return to Earth this week -possibly as early as Tuesday – after 22 months in orbit on a secret mission.”
US military’s mysterious X-37B space plane passes 500 days in orbit, but we still have no clue what it’s actually doing up there
“For just over 500 days, the US Air Force’s mysterious X-37B OTV-3 robotic space plane has been casually orbiting the Earth.”
3 Theories About the Air Force’s Mystery Space Plane, X-37B
“The U.S. Air Force is planning another flight of its mysterious X-37B spaceplane, but still won’t say what it’s doing up there. Here, we examine three theories about the X-37B’s purpose.”
Declassified footage shows 1st ever nuclear explosion… in space!
“We know what kind of damage a nuclear bomb can do on Earth-but what about space?”
Nuclear Weapon Effects In Space
“In addition to the natural radiation dangers which will confront the space traveler, we must also consider manmade perils which may exist during time of war.”
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