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The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is shown at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. The unmanned U.S. military space plane landed early Saturday after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth mission and conducting science experiments. The solar-powered vehicle, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Its previous mission lasted 780 days. Credit: Boeing /U.S. Space Force via AP   An unmanned U.S. Military space plane landed early Saturday after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth mission and conducting science experiments. The solar-powered vehicle, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Its previous mission lasted 780 days. “Since the X-37B’s first launch in 2010, it has shattered records and provided our nation with an unrivaled capability to rapidly test and integrate new space technologies,” said Jim Chilton, a s...

What did the X-37B perform in orbit for longer than its previous record of two years? The X-37B landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 12 November after 908 days in orbit Boeing/U.S. Space Force The secretive X-37B space plane has beaten its previous flight duration record by staying in orbit for 908 days before landing. The autonomous craft, operated by the United States Space Force (USSF), is officially classified and therefore scant details about its purpose or missions are released, but officials say that the latest flight carried a host of scientific experiments. The X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) began life under the umbrella of NASA, but was passed to the US military, which created the X-37B variant. That model first flew in orbit in 2010 and the two vehicles constructed so far have carried out increasingly lengthy flights, including a 674-day mission that ended in 2014. Its latest 908-day mission sets a new record for the craft, although many othe...

Collins Aero space announced today that the first Chilean Air Force (CAF) C-130 has successfully upgraded to the NP2000 propeller system . The completion of this install marks a major milestone as it serves as the first international C-130 upgraded with NP2000. Under the order, Collins will upgrade the Chilean Air Force’s C-130 fleet including C-130B, C-130E, KC-130R and C-130H model variants. With its eight composite blades and the Electronic Propeller Control System (EPCS), the NP2000 propeller systems offers several benefits compared to our legacy systems including: up to 20 percent thrust increase during take-off, approximately 20db sound reduction in the cockpit and up to 50 percent reduction in maintenance hours. “This installation of the full NP2000 propeller system marks the first international modernization of the C-130 for the Chilean Air Force,” said Quinlan Lyte, senior director, Propeller Systems, Collins Aerospace. “Our innovative NP2000 system incorpora...