The United States Space Force (USSF) released the first photo of its top-Gut X-37B Space Plane on Friday (21 February) in Orbit, which was a lot for the entertainment of social media users. A photo was taken by a camera in the space plane, performing a high revolution over the African continent. The vehicle has been in class for more than a year, riding on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for its seventh mission on December 28, 2023.
Although the photo has vague details about the vehicle and what it was using is the first time that space force has released an image of the cladstine aircraft in the classroom.
Read the post by USSF, “An X -37B onboard camera, which is used to ensure vehicle health and safety, holds an image of the Earth when conducting experiments in HEO in 2024.”
“The X-37B executed a series of previous types of exercises, called aerobreaking, to safely replace its orbit using minimal fuel.”
An X-37B onboard camera, which is used to ensure vehicle health and safety, captures an image of the Earth when conducting experiments in Heo in 2024. The X-37b executed a series of first type of exercises called aerobreaking, called aerobrecking, safely change its orbit using minimal fuel. pic.twitter.com/ccisgl493p
– United States Space Force (@Spaceforcedod) 21 February, 2025
Social media reacts
As the image went viral, social media users reacted in entertainment with some speculation that the US Space Force was making some more advanced, if it had decided to publish the X -37B pictures.
A user said, “This is such a flax,” a user said, “love that the US has done a secret spaceplane doing secret spaceplane for two decades and is sending down the cuckors.”
One third remarked: “What was it saying again?” If they are showing you this, they are currently more advanced “or something else.”
What was he saying again? “If they are showing you right now, they are currently more advanced” or something else
– Ujwal Nambiar (@Theujwalnambiar) 22 February, 2025
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What is X-37B?
Operated by the office of the rapid capabilities of the space force, 29-foot-Lumb X-37B with 15-foot wings is designed to test advanced technologies, including propulsion system, thermal security, and autonomous reunion capabilities.
While some details remain classified, the space force has revealed that OTV -7 includes radiation effects such as studies and experiments such as domain awareness tests. The X -37B program, which began under NASA before transferring to the Defense Department in 1999, has completed seven missions, extended its time in class with each gradual flight. Cumulatively, it has logged in in all missions in space over 4,000 days.
