Boeing’s X-37B space plane reportedly broke its endurance record in orbit last month after it crossed 470 days.
The Orbital Test Vehicle 3 was launched by the US Air Force in December 2012 on a classified mission, which involved collecting data for the US military.
According to Fox News, the X-37B was launched into orbit aboard the Atlas 5 rocket from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla and will return to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at an undisclosed date.
Meanwhile, the 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Col is running the operations for the mission.
Boeing’s space plane which measures only 29 feet and weighs 11,000 pounds is serving as a test bed for a number of classified experiments in space, the report added. (ANI)