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US X-37B Space Plane to Test Quantum Navigation System That Could Replace GPS
The US military’s X-37B space plane will test a quantum inertial sensor for navigation, moving beyond GPS reliance. The technology, based on ultracold atoms, offers precise positioning in deep space, underwater, and GPS-denied zones. If successful, it may transform both defense and future space exploration, marking a critical step in operational ...
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X-37B Space Plane Returns After 434-Day Mission, Advancing Space Tech
The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane has landed after a 434-day classified mission. Launched on December 29, 2023, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the mission focused on testing orbital maneuvering, aerobraking, and space radiation experiments. The autonomous spacecraft successfully demonstrated reusable space technology, marking another st...
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USA's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Returns To Earth After 434-Day Mission
The 29-foot-long X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last Friday (Mar 7) at 2:22 am local time.
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US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights
The US Space Force has released the first-ever image of its X-37B space plane in orbit. Captured while conducting experiments above the African continent, the image shows the spacecraft’s solar panel and open payload bay. The X-37B, launched on December 28, 2023, has been in orbit for over a year, testing new space domain awareness technologies a...
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US Releases First Official Picture Of Secretive X-37B Space Plane In Orbit
Operated by the Space Force's Rapid Capabilities Office, the 29-foot-long X-37B with a 15-foot wingspan is designed to test advanced technologies.
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X-37B Launched: All About US Military's Secretive Spaceplane
The X-37B has been built by Boeing and is roughly the size of a small bus.
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US Military's Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Ready For Launch To Higher Orbit
After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again on Thursday to launch the military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission, the first atop a rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.
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Pentagon's X-37B Space Plane Set For Sunday Launch; Mission Details Remain Undisclosed
The specific details of X-37B missions continue to be classified, including a NASA project onboard.
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US Successfully Launches Unmanned Reusable Drone for Space Experiments
The US Air Force on Sunday successfully launched its high-tech drone X-37B, placing the reusable vehicle into orbit for its sixth secretive mission in space.
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Secretive Space Drone Just Broke Its Own Orbit Record, and Almost No One Knows What It's Doing
The X-37B - the Air Force's ultra-secretive, astronaut-free spacecraft that looks like a miniaturized space shuttle - just broke its own flight record of 719 days in continuous orbit.
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SpaceX Set To Launch The X-37B, The Pentagon's Secretive Autonomous Space Drone
In the Pentagon's vast arsenal there is little quite like it: a super-secret space drone that looks like a miniature version of the space shuttle, but orbits the Earth for months, even years, at a time. Doing what? The Air Force won't say.
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US Military Launches Secret Space Plane X-37B
The US Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane was launched on Wednesday for its fourth secret space mission.
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Top-Secret Space Plane Lands on California Coast
A top-secret space plane landed Friday at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast. The plane spent nearly two years circling Earth on a classified mission. Known as the X-37B, it resembles a mini space shuttle.
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US Air Force launches experimental space plane
The US Air Force has launched an experimental space plane, X-37B, from Cape Canaveral in Florida over the weekend. An attempt on last Friday to launch the plane was cancelled due to heavy rains, lightning and strong winds near the launch area. The first space plane was launched in April last year and landed in December at Vandenberg Air Force ...
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US X-37B Space Plane to Test Quantum Navigation System That Could Replace GPS
The US military’s X-37B space plane will test a quantum inertial sensor for navigation, moving beyond GPS reliance. The technology, based on ultracold atoms, offers precise positioning in deep space, underwater, and GPS-denied zones. If successful, it may transform both defense and future space exploration, marking a critical step in operational ...
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X-37B Space Plane Returns After 434-Day Mission, Advancing Space Tech
The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane has landed after a 434-day classified mission. Launched on December 29, 2023, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the mission focused on testing orbital maneuvering, aerobraking, and space radiation experiments. The autonomous spacecraft successfully demonstrated reusable space technology, marking another st...
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USA's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Returns To Earth After 434-Day Mission
The 29-foot-long X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last Friday (Mar 7) at 2:22 am local time.
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US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights
The US Space Force has released the first-ever image of its X-37B space plane in orbit. Captured while conducting experiments above the African continent, the image shows the spacecraft’s solar panel and open payload bay. The X-37B, launched on December 28, 2023, has been in orbit for over a year, testing new space domain awareness technologies a...
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US Releases First Official Picture Of Secretive X-37B Space Plane In Orbit
Operated by the Space Force's Rapid Capabilities Office, the 29-foot-long X-37B with a 15-foot wingspan is designed to test advanced technologies.
-
X-37B Launched: All About US Military's Secretive Spaceplane
The X-37B has been built by Boeing and is roughly the size of a small bus.
-
US Military's Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Ready For Launch To Higher Orbit
After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again on Thursday to launch the military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission, the first atop a rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.
-
Pentagon's X-37B Space Plane Set For Sunday Launch; Mission Details Remain Undisclosed
The specific details of X-37B missions continue to be classified, including a NASA project onboard.
-
US Successfully Launches Unmanned Reusable Drone for Space Experiments
The US Air Force on Sunday successfully launched its high-tech drone X-37B, placing the reusable vehicle into orbit for its sixth secretive mission in space.
-
Secretive Space Drone Just Broke Its Own Orbit Record, and Almost No One Knows What It's Doing
The X-37B - the Air Force's ultra-secretive, astronaut-free spacecraft that looks like a miniaturized space shuttle - just broke its own flight record of 719 days in continuous orbit.
-
SpaceX Set To Launch The X-37B, The Pentagon's Secretive Autonomous Space Drone
In the Pentagon's vast arsenal there is little quite like it: a super-secret space drone that looks like a miniature version of the space shuttle, but orbits the Earth for months, even years, at a time. Doing what? The Air Force won't say.
-
US Military Launches Secret Space Plane X-37B
The US Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane was launched on Wednesday for its fourth secret space mission.
-
Top-Secret Space Plane Lands on California Coast
A top-secret space plane landed Friday at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast. The plane spent nearly two years circling Earth on a classified mission. Known as the X-37B, it resembles a mini space shuttle.
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US Air Force launches experimental space plane
The US Air Force has launched an experimental space plane, X-37B, from Cape Canaveral in Florida over the weekend. An attempt on last Friday to launch the plane was cancelled due to heavy rains, lightning and strong winds near the launch area. The first space plane was launched in April last year and landed in December at Vandenberg Air Force ...
