Unmanned, Solar-Powered US Space Plane Back After 908 Days

Unmanned, Solar-Powered US Space Plane Back After 908 Days
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Fla, on Nov. 12, 2022. Boeing/U.S. Space Force via AP
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An unmanned U.S. military space plane landed early Saturday after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth mission and conducting science experiments.

The solar-powered vehicle, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Its previous mission lasted 780 days.