Air Force’s experimental space plane returns after record flight
Synopsis by The Verge Nov 14 22
The Space Force’s secretive X-37B spaceplane touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on November 12th after spending a record-breaking 908 days in orbit.Read full article 
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The Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after over two years in space
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