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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 ...
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Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane to attempt new 'aerobraking' maneuvers in orbit
The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is about to begin a series of novel maneuvers, according to a rare official update on ...
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.
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 ...
In a rare disclosure, the Pentagon provides an update on the X-37B spaceplane
The Pentagon rarely releases an update on the X-37B spaceplane in the middle of a mission. During previous flights, military ...
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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 ...
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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.
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 ...
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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.
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.
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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 ...
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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 ...