USAF Space Plane Still in Orbit After 430 Days

More than 430 days after its March 11, 2011 launch to low-Earth orbit (LEO), the United States Air Force space plane X-37B is still going strong, breaking record after record, in what is undoubtedly an extremely successful mission. The payload the spacecraft carries, as well as its mission,... [ read more >> ]

This is OTV-1, seen here moments after landing at the VAFB, on December 3, 2010

Image comment: This is OTV-1, seen here moments after landing at the VAFB, on December 3, 2010
Image credits: USAF / Michael Stonecypher

This is OTV-1, seen here moments after landing at the VAFB, on December 3, 2010