Last Friday, a classified mini space shuttle by the US army made its grand return to Earth, after executing secret manoeuvres around the globe for 434 days (and without a pilot). It was in December 2023,

The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.

The X-37B is a reusable robotic space plane operated by the US Space Force. It resembles a miniature space shuttle at just under 9 metres long with a 4.5 metre wingspan and is an uncrewed vehicle designed for long-duration missions in low Earth orbit.

The U.S. military’s secretive X-37B space plane has returned to Earth after a 14-month mission. Launched by SpaceX on December 28, 2023, from Kennedy Space Center, the unmanned craft spent 434 days in orbit before landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 7,

U.S. military’s X-37B space plane made a quiet return to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, completing a 434-day mission that remains largely classified. With no public fanfare, the uncrewed vehicle touched down in secrecy,