Boeing X-37 - Reusable low-earth orbit flight vehicle first flown in 2010 by the US Air Force, 3 were built and are still in use. NASA transferred development to DARPA

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It's pretty telling that this thing was designed in the 1990s and now, over 20 years later, Trump has announced the creation of the "space force" which ... is a new idea?

Nothing new about it, it was always the intent. From NASA to the Air Force, to DARPA, to the Space Force.

[–]Tigerbitecrazy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's hard to recall but I think this the ship that they lost track of shortly after I entered it's orbit but I remember there being a surprisingly small fuss for a machine that cost so much to create.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This guy says one of the longest missions of the x-37 lasted 2 years! It was orbiting the earth for 2 years and then landed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQN4hId5psg