X-37B Space Vehicle Returns To Earth After 7 Months
December 06 2010
The Air Force's X-37B orbital vehicle landed Friday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., after a seven-month maiden voyage, reports Space.com.
The unmanned space vehicle completed all on-orbit objectives for its first mission, said Lt. Col. Troy Giese, the Air Force program manager.
The Air Force has kept the nature of the mission a secret, but some analysts have speculated that the vehicle served to develop combat-support systems and as an unmanned orbital spy platform. ...
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