Space Force's Secret Plane Returns

US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.
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: US military’s mini space shuttle lands after record 434-day secret mission
On March 7, 2025, at 02:22 am EST, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7) successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This unmanned spaceplane has been pivotal in testing new technologies and operational techniques in space.
US military’s classified space shuttle returns to Earth after secret mission
US military’s classified space shuttle returns to Earth after secret mission - The classified X-37B vehicle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days
US military’s shuttle returns after orbiting for 434 days on secret mission
Classified mini space shuttle X-37B returns to Earth after 434 days, showcasing military experiments and orbit-changing capabilities.
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,
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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