X 37b Military Space Plane
However the vehicle has already zoomed past that limit multiple times the first.
X 37b military space plane. The x 37b was launched into space for the first time on april 22 2010 strapped to the top of an atlas v rocket. The air force s x 37b fact sheet states that the space plane is designed to spend up to 270 days in orbit at a time. The boeing x 37 also known as the orbital test vehicle otv is a reusable robotic spacecraft.
Space force launch sends the x 37b space plane on a new mission. The x 37 is operated by the united states space force for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies. Air force secretary barbara barrett s announcement that saturday s mission of the x 37b military space plane will be to demonstrate how to use satellites or other space systems to generate solar.
The second mission to orbit for the newest american military branch carries experiments for nasa and others.