The U.S. Air Force's Secretive X-37B Has Surpassed 500 Days In Orbit

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Daily Mail: US Air Force’s ultra-secretive X-37B plane has now spent 500 days in orbit as part of its latest heavily-classified mission 

* The U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B has surpassed 500 days flying around Earth 

* The OTV-6 mission took from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in May 2020 

* The robotic space plane hosts a range of classified experiments for the military 

* The return date for the OTV-6 mission is unclear at this point 

The U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane that launched in May 2020 has now surpassed 500 days flying around the Earth, with no apparent end in sight. 

The mission, dubbed Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6), took from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, riding atop a liquid fueled Atlas V rocket. 

The robotic X-37B, which took off from Earth on May 17, 2020, is used to host a range of classified experiments for the military.  

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Update: Air Force's X-37B robotic space plane wings past 500 days in Earth orbit (Space.com)  

WNU Editor: Its mission is still classified.

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