US EditionUS Space Force Reveals First Image of Secretive X-37B Space Plane in Orbit
- The US Space Force released an image taken by the X-37B space plane for the first time since its seventh mission launch in December 2023.
- The X-37B is currently engaged in experiments related to future space domain technologies, according to the US Space Force's details about the mission.
- The X-37B has been conducting tests since its first launch in 2010 and is known for operating in high-speed orbits.
- The photo taken from the X-37B was shared by the Space Force on February 20, 2024, to showcase its experiments in a highly elliptical orbit.
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Thelocalreport.inUS Releases First Official Picture Of Secretive X-37B Space Plane In Orbit
The United States Space Force (USSF) on Friday (Feb 21) released the first photograph of its top-secret X-37B space plane in orbit, much to the amusement of social media users. The photo was taken by a camera onboard the space plane while orbiting high above the African continent. The vehicle has been in orbit for over a year now, having jetted off for its seventh mission on December 28, 2023, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Though the phot…
First In-Orbit Image Released From Classified X-37 Spaceplane - Nemos News Network
On Thursday evening, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs published the first-ever in-orbit image captured by Boeing’s X-37 spaceplane, which was shared on the DVIDS website. USAF Public Affairs described the photo, taken by an onboard camera designed to monitor the X-37’s “health and safety,” as showing Earth in the distant background during a series of […]
Secretive X-37B space plane shares first images from orbit; see photos
An X-37B onboard camera captured an image of Earth while in orbit.US Space Force Courtesy PhotoThe US Space Force's secret space plane, the X-37B, shared an image from orbit for the first time.The reusable orbital test vehicle captured the image of Earth last year during its seventh mission.In orbit since 2023, the test shuttle has practiced maneuvers to change orbit.The US Space Force released an image Thursday that was taken by its top-secret …
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