Mysterious Air Force Plane Just Landed After 2 Years In Space

[Spike]

The US military's X-37B space plane landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, ending its record-breaking 718-day orbit with a sonic boom during its first landing in Florida. The US Air Force has two X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles, which it calls its newest and most advanced reentry spacecraft.

The most recent X-37B mission, launched in May 2015, brings the orbital test vehicle program to a total of 2,085 days spent in orbit.

Amateur astronomers have been able to spot the craft through telescopes and observed it at relatively low altitudes — a little less than 200 miles up, according to some, which is lower than the International Space Station.

What the X-37Bs have doing during those 2,085 days in orbit is less clear, however.

http://www.businessinsider.com/deta...pace-plane-that-spent-2-years-in-space-2017-5

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Back from our moon base so soon?

 

[Ironcitysteelers]

That thing is following ufos in our orbit. That or streaming porn.

 

[JMM]

Interesting captain. Does it use ion propulsion?

 

[Spike]

Interesting captain. Does it use ion propulsion?

Uh oh, you’re piecing things together. There’ll be a knock on your door shortly

 

[CharlesDavenport]

Awesome landing

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/07/video-sundays-landing-of-x-37b-at-kennedy-space-center/

 

[hamster]

This is Radio Clash on pirate satellite.

 

[JMM]

Uh oh, you’re piecing things together. There’ll be a knock on your door shortly

I learned a long time ago to never answer the door....Damn Hairy Krishnas

 

[JMM]

Awesome landing

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/07/video-sundays-landing-of-x-37b-at-kennedy-space-center/

Mini-Me Shuttle. Should have had a few midgets and clowns pop out of it for effect.

Looks like they are working outside of the house this am: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/...pacewalk-outside-international-space-station/
Hope the Russians let them back in.



Fascinating to watch... They are working on a component that was installed by the Endeavour crew 6 years ago but it has not been used yet

 

[Ron Burgundy]

That thing is following ufos in our orbit. That or streaming porn.

In obviously unrelated news today, another North Korean rocket exploded shortly after liftoff.