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  • Here's How the X-37B Spaceplane 'Disappears

    07/31/2019 6:47:43 AM PDT · by LibWhacker · 23 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | 7/24/19 | Kyle Mizokami
    Former Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson revealed to an audience last week that the X-37B spaceplane can pull off maneuvers in space that drives potential adversaries “nuts.” Although maddeningly unspecific, experts believe she was referring to the X-37B’s ability to change its orbit, throwing off both amateur and professional satellite watchers and making the spacecraft unpredictable. According to Military.com, Wilson was speaking at the Apsen Security Forum when she remarked that the X-37B "can do an orbit that looks like an egg and, when it's close to the Earth, it's close enough to the atmosphere to turn where...