US drone back on Earth after nearly two years in space
AFP
| 2017/05/09 | 606 words
| LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | UAV / DRONES
After a nearly two-year sojourn in space, the US military drone X-37 B is back on Earth, fueling wild ideas about its mystery mission.Looking like a small version of an old NASA space shuttle, the craft touched down Sunday in Florida, ending a 718-day voyage around the Earth, the US Air Force announced.Just under 30 feet (9.1 meters) long and with a nearly 15-foot wingspan, the X-37 B was blasted into low Earth orbit atop a rocket.Since its first flight in 2010, it has sparked all kinds of s...(…)
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