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.. X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is preparing for its 8th mission, with launch scheduled NET August 21 from Florida ..
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".. carry a service module designed to expand experiment capacity. mKey demo .. incl. a high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications system and what Boeing describes as the highest-performing quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space."

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/secret-u-s-spaceplane-to-fly-again/

2.8.2025

#Boeing #OTV #OTV8 #Raumfahrt #Raumfähre #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #SpacePlane #USA #X37B

Secret U.S. spaceplane to fly again

"With each successive flight, the X-37B has demonstrated adaptability and flexibility by hosting diverse experiments and pioneering new orbital regimes," said Michelle Parker, vice president of Boeing Space Mission Systems.

UK Defence Journal