Friday, space force Publish a photo Last year, I took a camera installed at the fast X-37B space level while the top of the Earth. Space.com Notes The “other glimpse” of the plane in space was while it was “spreading from the upper stage in Falcon Haif” during its launch in December 2023.
The spacecraft says that it took the image during the “type 1” air maneuvers to change its orbit safely using the minimum fuel. Air Force He said in October This may include “a series of passes using the Earth’s atmosphere,” which was completed as soon as it was completed, and it resumes its other experiences before getting rid of them.
This is the seventh task of X-37B; The sixth, which It ended in November 2022It lasted about two and a half years (or 908 days) and was the longest mission so far. Before its launch, space force Description of the task goals This included “working on new tropical systems” and testing “awareness -raising techniques in the field of future space.” An experiment on NASA also mentioned on the exposure to the radiation of plant seeds during long flight missions.
