US Air Force space plane returned back on Earth after two-year mission
The US Air Force's space plane is back on Earth, after 780 days in orbit following a record-breaking two-year mission.
The X-37B landed at Kennedy Space Centre of National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Florida early Sunday.
the plane was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2017.
The mission sets a new endurance record for the reusable test vehicle.
This was the fifth spaceflight by a vehicle of this sort. No. 6 is planned next year with another launch from Cape Canaveral.
The US Air Force's space plane is back on Earth, after 780 days in orbit following a record-breaking two-year mission.
The X-37B landed at Kennedy Space Centre of National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Florida early Sunday.
the plane was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2017.
The mission sets a new endurance record for the reusable test vehicle.
This was the fifth spaceflight by a vehicle of this sort. No. 6 is planned next year with another launch from Cape Canaveral.
