What Was The Military's Secret Shuttle Doing In Space

The military's shuttle X-37-B Orbital Test Vehicle landed back on Earth this week What has it been doing in space all this time Trace investigates Read More Military Mini-Shuttle Completes Secret Mission Slide Show a http 3A 2F 2Fnews discovery com 2Fspace 2Fhistory-of-space 2Fslide-show-military-mini-shuttle-landing-california htm a On April 22 the U S Air Force launched a mini unmanned shuttle called the Orbital Test Vehicle also known as the X-37B Secret Military Mini-Shuttle Marks 500 Days in Orbit a http 3A 2F 2Fnews discovery com 2Fspace 2Fprivate-spaceflight 2Ftop-secret-military-mini-shuttle-marks-500-days-in-orbit-140424 htm a A robotic miniature space shuttle on a classified mission for the U S Air Force marked its 500th day in orbit on Friday with no word about when and where the space plane will land X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle a http 3A 2F 2Fwww af mil 2FAboutUs 2FFactSheets 2FDisplay 2Ftabid 2F224 2FArticle 2F104539 2Fx-37b-orbital-test-vehicle aspx a The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle or OTV is an experimental test program to demonstrate technologies for a reliable reusable unmanned space test platform for the U S Air Force Preparations Underway For X-37B Landing a http 3A 2F 2Fwww vandenberg af mil 2Fmediacenter 2Fpressreleasearchive 2Fstory asp 3Fid 3D123428053 a Preparations for the third landing of the X-37B the Air Force's unmanned reusable space plane are underway at Vandenberg Air Force Base X-37B The Air Force's Mysterious Space Plane a http 3A 2F 2Fwww space com 2F25275-x37b-space-plane html a The U S Air Force's unmanned X-37B space plane has flown three clandestine missions to date carrying secret payloads on long-duration flights in Earth orbit Air Force's Secret X-37B Space Plane Launches on Third Mission a http 3A 2F 2Fwww universetoday com 2F98937 2Fair-forces-secret-x-37b-space-plane-launches-on-third-mission 2F a An Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today carrying the Air Force's X-37B space plane into orbit on its third classified mission Secretive X-37B Military Space Plane Could Land in California Tuesday a http 3A 2F 2Fwww space com 2F27411-x37b-military-space-plane-landing html a The U S Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane will return to Earth this week -possibly as early as Tuesday - after 22 months in orbit on a secret mission US military's mysterious X-37B space plane passes 500 days in orbit but we still have no clue what it's actually doing up there a http 3A 2F 2Fwww extremetech com 2Fextreme 2F181426-us-militarys-mysterious-x-37b-space-plane-passes-500-days-in-orbit-but-we-still-have-no-clue-what-its-actually-doing-up-there a For just over 500 days the US Air Force's mysterious X-37B OTV-3 robotic space plane has been casually orbiting the Earth 3 Theories About the Air Force's Mystery Space Plane X-37B a http 3A 2F 2Fwww popularmechanics com 2Ftechnology 2Faviation 2Fmilitary 2F3-theories-about-the-air-forces-mystery-space-plane-x-37b-8521517 a The U S Air Force is planning another flight of its mysterious X-37B spaceplane but still won't say what it's doing up there Here we examine three theories about the X-37B's purpose Declassified footage shows 1st ever nuclear explosion in space a http 3A 2F 2Fwww blastr com 2F2012 2F09 2Fdeclassified footage show php a We know what kind of damage a nuclear bomb can do on Earth-but what about space Nuclear Weapon Effects In Space a http 3A 2F 2Fhistory nasa gov 2Fconghand 2Fnuclear htm a In addition to the natural radiation dangers which will confront the space traveler we must also consider manmade perils which may exist during time of war DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories perspectives you won't find anywhere else New videos twice daily Watch More DNews on TestTube a http 3A 2F 2Ftesttube com 2Fdnews a Subscribe now a http 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fsubscription center 3Fadd user 3Ddnewschannel a DNews on Twitter a http 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fdnews a Trace Dominguez on Twitter a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Ftracedominguez a Tara Long on Twitter a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2FTaraLongest a DNews on Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Ffacebook com 2FDiscoveryNews a DNews on Google a http 3A 2F 2Fgplus to 2Fdnews a Discovery News a http 3A 2F 2Fdiscoverynews com a Download the TestTube App a http 3A 2F 2Ftestu be 2F1ndmmMq a

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