The US Air Force’s X37-B space plane is back home after its fourth mission
The US Air Force’s secret robotic space plane is back on Earth after its longest mission yet. The X37-B embarked on its fourth trip to space in 2015 and landed earlier this morning at Orlando’s Kennedy Space Center.
The landing marks the completion of the spacecraft’s fourth mission, OTV-4. This was the first time the spacecraft landed in Florida — it touched down at Vandenberg Air Force Base after each of its previous three missions — and woke up residents with a sonic boom this morning, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The US Air Force confirmed that the spacecraft touched down with a tweet.
The #X37B #OTV4 is the newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft. Find out more about today’s landing here: https://t.co/GUGgOMQiYg p…
