A US-37B American army plane landed at the Cape Capeeral Air Force Base in Florida after spending about two and a half years in orbit, the Boeing Aircraft Manufacturer Group announced.
According to a statement from the Boeing Group, the historic shuttle, which launched in 2010, spent more than ten years in space over the course of six missions.
The shuttle “continues to smash records and give our country with an unequalled ability to test and incorporate new space technologies fast,” according to Group Vice President of Boeing Space.
The X-37B was developed for the US Air Force by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and launched in the strictest of secret.
The plane is nine meters long, its wings is 4. 5 meters long, and works with solar panels.
Prior to the shuttle’s launch in May 2020, the US Department of Defense disclosed its purpose, mentioning a number of scientific investigations.
The US military had explained at the time that the task is aimed at testing certain material reactions in space and assessing the effects of radiation surrounding space on a series of seeds and converting solar radiation into radio-electric energy..
After 908 days in orbit, an American satellite person returns to Earth.
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