Space Force’s Secretive X-37B Space Plane Surpasses 1 Year in Orbit Written 9 January 2025

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The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. | Associated Press–©

SPACE reports, “In case you forgot it was still up there. That U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has silently slipped past one-year of flight time. The craft is engaged in performing aerobrake maneuvers, a technique to alter its orbit around Earth, as well as safely dispose of its attached service module.
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