According to foreign media reports, the U.S. Air Force space plane in a flight around the Earth more than seven months after the safe return of the ground.
this aircraft X-37B unmanned space plane in the local time at 1:16 on Dec. 3 landing at an air base in California . X-37B to return to the atmosphere , and in the absence of assistance of the landing. However, the Air Force did not disclose the specific use of the aircraft , did not specify the items brought into the flight .
X-37B captain of 9 meters ,
shop asics, wingspan of 4.5 meters , one to orbit the tail with large engines. The X-37B space plane to land safely is the first independent re-entry , setting a new record. The development of the U.S. space program is important .
also reported April 22 this year , an Into space. Responsible for monitoring the mission is located in Colorado Springs, Air Force Space Command . Since then, several months during the mission , there have been observed by space enthusiasts the traces of X-37B , but the U.S. military have been avoided.