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NASA’s “X-38” Space Shuttle: An Origin Story For SpaceX?
Of course, the X-38—had it gone operational—would not have been the first reusable spacecraft. That distinction belongs to the Space Shuttle, which is by most accounts the most complex machine ...
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Space Force's Secret Plane Returns After More Than a Year in Orbit
The X-37B is a reusable robotic space plane operated by the US Space Force. It resembles a miniature space shuttle at just ...
The US military has a mini space shuttle and it just returned to Earth after a 434-day secret mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the ...
How NASA outsourcing the space program helped enrich Elon Musk
After the end of the space shuttle program, NASA turned to private companies to fill the gap. That isn't working out for the ...
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US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to ... Blaine Stewart said in a statement. First launched in 2010, the Boeing-made, reusable space planes have spent as long as ...
What Sunita Williams Will Experience During Spacecraft Reentry To Earth
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months, have ...
US military’s shuttle returns after orbiting for 434 days on secret mission
Classified mini space shuttle X-37B returns to Earth after 434 days, showcasing military experiments and orbit-changing ...
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US military's space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on secret mission
(AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to ... Blaine Stewart said in a statement. First launched in 2010, the Boeing-made, reusable space planes have spent as ...