Space Force returns after secret mission… Hmmm what were they up to I wonder
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3 years in a 30 ft plane? Sounds unbelievable. Nobody could do that. BS detector rising.
It’s not a plane, it goes into orbit. It’s a drone like satellite. A mini unmanned space shuttle. Likely uses liquid fuel and deplorable solar panels for energy. It’s launched up there on a rocket.
Just like a satellite, it wouldn’t need much energy once it’s in orbit. Just enough for repositioning. It has done progressively longer and longer missions. 2 years doesn’t seem illogical when you consider how long satellites last. Probably only limit to its mission time is how much times you move it around and deplete it’s fuel.
"Spaceplane" just means a reusable orbital vehicle that lands on a runway instead of coming back down on rockets like Space-X.
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