spaceplanes: The US military has launched five unmanned X-37B spaceplanes into orbit over the past decade, and each flight has been longer than its predecessor, according to Nine News Australia. The current mission has no specified end date, according to Air Force spokesman Major William Russell. To improve your experience update it here News World Air Force's mysterious X-37B spacecraft sets new record for time spent in space By CNN7 42am Aug 28, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail An Air Force X-37B spaceplane just completed its 718th day in orbit, making it the longest mission yet for a secretive military test program. The spacecraft will return to Earth only after its completed all its objectives, he said. EPA The details of those objectives remain a closely guarded secret. The X-37B program tends to attract public interest because of that secrecy the Air Force does not share the locations of the X-37B planes while they're in orbit, although amateur astronomers have made a sport out of spotting the spacecrafts with telescopes.
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