X-37B Lands after over 1 yr. in orbit

[Rico]

Cool!

The U.S. Air Force's mysterious space plane, the X-37B, landed in California on Saturday after more an a year in orbit. The unmanned craft spent 469 days in space, though what it did while there is unknown.

The X-37B launched from Cape Canaveral on March 5, 2011, and was scheduled to spend 270 in orbit, but the Air Force kept it there far beyond that time frame, making the mission a "spectacular success."  However, the Air Force would not comment on what the spacecraft did during its orbit, only saying that it "conducted on-orbit experiments."

full story:
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/3228/20120618/secret-air-force-space-plane-x-37b.htm

[Bromptonboy]

Such a cool looking craft.  I wonder if it was mapping out 'enemy' satellites, etc - with dry runs at knocking them out.