Thats right... 'The plane' spent 780 continuous days in orbit conducting classified experiments for the US Air Force before autonomously landing itself.
I thought a 'plane' needed 'air' to fly... but this is in 'space'
anyway..
The old space shuttle landing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center received an unusual visitor early Sunday morning when the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane autonomously returned from orbit after a record-breaking mission. For the last 780 days, the Air Force Research Laboratory used the space plane as an orbital platform for classified experiments.
'Secretive as it is, the space plane has become an object of fascination for a global network of amateur spy satellite hunters who have spent years documenting its trajectory. Tracking the space plane proved to be particularly challenging because it has the capability to alter its orbit in space, so space sleuths have to maintain constant vigilance to not lose it'
Lol, secretive, but spy satellite hunters are tracking it
I am telling you now, speaking from experience no one with a telescope is tracking this.
'Although the X-37B remains the only space plane making trips to orbit after the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, it may soon be joined by a commercial variant, the Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser. The Air Force says it plans to launch the X-37B on its next mission in early 2020 sometime between April and June. So if you find yourself stargazing next spring and can’t shake the feeling that something is watching you—it might not be in your head'
Still keeping it secret then...
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I thought a 'plane' needed 'air' to fly... but this is in 'space'
anyway..
The old space shuttle landing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center received an unusual visitor early Sunday morning when the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane autonomously returned from orbit after a record-breaking mission. For the last 780 days, the Air Force Research Laboratory used the space plane as an orbital platform for classified experiments.
'Secretive as it is, the space plane has become an object of fascination for a global network of amateur spy satellite hunters who have spent years documenting its trajectory. Tracking the space plane proved to be particularly challenging because it has the capability to alter its orbit in space, so space sleuths have to maintain constant vigilance to not lose it'
Lol, secretive, but spy satellite hunters are tracking it
I am telling you now, speaking from experience no one with a telescope is tracking this.
'Although the X-37B remains the only space plane making trips to orbit after the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, it may soon be joined by a commercial variant, the Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser. The Air Force says it plans to launch the X-37B on its next mission in early 2020 sometime between April and June. So if you find yourself stargazing next spring and can’t shake the feeling that something is watching you—it might not be in your head'
Still keeping it secret then...
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