X-37B Spaceplane Lands Ending 434-Day Mission Written 10 March 2025
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The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. | Associated Press–©
Ars Technica reports, “The US military’s robotic mini-space shuttle dropped out of orbit and glided to a runway in California late Thursday, ending a 434-day mission that pioneered new ways of maneuvering in space. The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2:22 am EST Friday), capping its high-flying mission with an automated reentry and landing on the nearly three-mile-long runway at the West Coast’s spaceport.”
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