Spacecraft

X-37

A secretive re-usable spaceplane, able to launch on a rocket and return as a glider, much like the space shuttle. Little is known of its missions.

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Additional Background

The X-37 has carried out a number of long-duration missions in Earth robit. These missions have little detail, and there are no further details about the payload carried in its payload bay.

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