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Space Force reveals image snapped by top secret space plane for first time
Over the weekend, the US Space Force shared a photo taken by the spacecraft X-37B during its most recent secret mission. It’s the first operational image shared while the space plane is in orbit. The image shows part of the space plane, the blue marble of Earth and the darkness of space.
US Space Force Releases Photo From Its Mysterious Orbiting X-37B Space Plane
The US Space Force has released an image taken from its mysterious X-37B space plane in orbit around the Earth. Since 2010, when the first X-37B spacecraft was launched, the Earth has been orbited by the top secret craft for over 4,
The Space Force shares a photo of Earth taken by the X-37B space plane
On Friday, the Space Force published a picture taken last year from a camera mounted on the secretive X-37B space plane while high above the Earth. Space.com notes that the “one other glimpse” of the plane in space was while it was “deploying from Falcon Heavy’s upper stage” during its December 2023 launch.
Secretive US Space Force plane shares rare photo of Earth from orbit
The United States Space Force shared a never-before-seen glimpse into its notably secretive X-37B space plane in orbit. The photo showed the space plane and Earth.
The United States Space Force releases first-ever photo taken by highly secretive plane in orbit
We've never before seen the mysterious spacecraft in orbit, and only the U.S. Air Force knows what its doing up there
America's secretive X-37B unveils first photo from orbit
B, which has been in space since December 2023 as part of its seventh mission, remains shrouded in mystery. The United States has not disclosed the shuttle's true purpose while orbiting, nor what data it collects.

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