- The Secretive Spaceplane of the U.S. Space Force Conducts First-of-Its-Kind Maneuvers - Called aerobraking, the technique allows the highly classified craft to change orbit without using propellant—and some are wondering why the agency has let us in on this news https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-secretive-spaceplane-of-the-us-space-force-conducts-first-of-its-kind-maneuvers-180985425/ 89 comments futurology
- The Secretive Spaceplane of the U.S. Space Force Conducts First-of-Its-Kind Maneuvers | Called aerobraking, the technique allows the highly classified craft to change orbit without using propellant—and some are wondering why the agency has let us in on this news https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-secretive-spaceplane-of-the-us-space-force-conducts-first-of-its-kind-maneuvers-180985425/ 297 comments space
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