This Day in Aviation History
April 7th, 2006
First free glide flight of the Boeing X-37.

The Boeing X-37B, also called X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle – OTV – is a reusable unmanned spacecraft that is manufactured by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force. It is delivered to orbit on top of an Expendable Launch Vehicle and spends several months in orbit before returning to Earth as a space plane gliding to a landing on a runway. The US Air Force has stated that the vehicle is intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies and fly experiments to space, but the exact objectives of the vehicle and its missions are kept secret….

Source:
SpaceFlight101.com, X-37B OTV – Spacecraft Information:
http://gstv.us/1ae5q3C

YouTube, X-37 Test Flight B-Roll (No Audio):
http://gstv.us/1aEhJXI

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