X-37B rocket on secret mission makes a not so secret landing
A sonic boom reverberated through Florida this weekend, and initially no one knew what caused the noise.
Turns out it was a rocket landing after embarking on a secret mission. While the landing was anything but secretive, it was noteworthy. So what do we know about the spacecraft and what it was doing?
In IT Blogwatch, we tell what we know.
So what is going on? Mike Bamback has some background:
The Air Force's X-37B space plane made an unexpected landing in Florida on Sunday...The unmanned mini-shuttle, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station atop an Atlas V rocket on May 20, 2015, spent 718 days in orbit -- an endurance record.
What is significant about this? Justin Ray has some details:
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