El primer vehículo espacial no tripulado de la USAF, el X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 1, lanzado el pasado 22 de Abril desde Cabo Cañaveral ha aterrizado en la base de Vanderberg, California, tras realizar experimentos en órbita por más de 220 días.
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The U.S. Air Force's first unmanned re-entry spacecraft landed here Dec. 3 at 1:16 a.m. The X-37B, named Orbital Test Vehicle 1, which launched April 22 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., conducted on-orbit experiments for more than 220 days during its maiden voyage. It fired its orbital maneuver engine in low-earth orbit to perform an autonomous reentry before landing.
The X-37B is the newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft. Managed by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the X-37B program performs risk reduction, experimentation and concept of operations development for reusable space vehicle technologies.
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