Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane to attempt new 'aerobraking' maneuvers in orbit
This novel and efficient series of maneuvers demonstrates the Space Force's commitment to achieving groundbreaking innovation as it conducts national security missions in space.'
Not-so-secret spaceplane to use "first-of-a-kind maneuver" to change orbit
The US Space Force's secret-but-not-really-secret spaceplane will carry out a novel maneuver called aerobraking to change its orbit. Instead of using thrusters, the robotic spacecraft will dip into the Earth's atmosphere to change its trajectory.
The Space Force's Top-Secret Spaceplane Is About to Do a Sick Stunt
Dip and Dive Despite being top-secret, the Pentagon is promising that its X-37b spaceplane is going to do some sick-ass stunts in the upper atmosphere soon. As SpaceNews reports, the Department of Defense's secretive X-37B craft is slated to do some aerobraking maneuvers while it passes through Earth's upper atmosphere,
US’ secret spaceplane X-37B to change orbit with first-of-a-kind maneuver
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) will change its orbit by executing a series of novel maneuvers, called aerobraking.
Space Force’s mysterious X-37B is testing its ‘aerobraking’
One of the US Space Force’s (sort of) secret space planes known as the X-37B is gearing up to shift its orbit in a big way. According to an official October 10 announcement from the USSF, the Boeing-built experimental aircraft has begun performing a series of maneuvers known as “aerobraking” that will see it change its altitude by conducting “a series of passes using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere.
X-37B to jettison payload module in orbital shift, Space Force announces
B’s service module, used to carry experimental payloads and scientific instruments, will be jettisoned during the aerobraking process
Secretive X-37B Spaceplane To Use Aerobraking Maneuvers To Rapidly Change Orbit
The U.S. Space Force, to which the two X-37Bs are now assigned, announced the planned orbital maneuvers as part of the current Orbital Test Vehicle 7 (OTV-7) mission earlier today. The X-37B that is now in space was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 28,
Secretive Space Force Vehicle Will Conduct ‘Groundbreaking’ Maneuver to Adjust Its Orbit
Following a series of new maneuvers, the spaceplane will wrap up its seventh mission after nearly a year in space.
Secret X-37B spaceplane maneuvers could impact future space operations
Ten months into its latest and largely classified mission, the Space Force's X-37B spaceplane is embarking on a new set of maneuvers that could inform future space operations for the service. The Boeing-built spacecraft has functioned as a testbed for Pentagon and NASA technologies since 2010.
Top-secret X-37B space plane ready for daring new orbital maneuver
The Space Force craft will attempt aerobraking for the first time After nearly a year in orbit, the US Space Force's secretive X-37B is prepped to perform some fancy new maneuvers to alter its orbit and dump its service module before carrying on with more mysterious work.
USSF Says Boeing-Built X-37B to Perform Aerobraking Maneuvers
The U.S. Space Force and Boeing will work together to enable the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to perform a series of aerobraking maneuvers to alter its orbit around Earth while using minimal fuel. The Space Force said Thursday the Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft will execute a series of passes using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere to change orbits and safely dispose of its service module in compliance with space debris mitigation standards.
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