Air Force X-37B Spaceplane Returns To Earth After A Record 780-Day Mystery Mission

An Air Force X-37B spaceplane made a surprise landing at Kennedy Space Center early Sunday morning following a record 780-day mission conducting classified research

Daily Mail: Secretive Air Force X-37B spaceplane lands back on Earth after a record-breaking 780-day mystery mission

* The pilotless spaceplane made a surprise landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Sunday morning, according to US Air Force officials
* It has been conducting research in the secretive Orbital Test Vehicle program
* The spacecraft is one of two reusable, unmanned X-37B models that are capable of performing multiple long-term flights to and from orbit
* Officials have disclosed few details about the newly-completed OTV-5 mission

An Air Force X-37B spaceplane has returned to Earth following a record 780-day mission.

The pilotless spaceplane, which has been conducting classified research in the secretive Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) program, made a surprise landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Sunday morning.

'The safe return of this spacecraft, after breaking its own endurance record, is the result of the innovative partnership between Government and Industry,' Air Force Chief of Staff Gen David L Goldfein said in a statement announcing the landing.

'The sky is no longer the limit for the Air Force and, if Congress approves, the U.S. Space Force.'

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