Rumours the US Military Is Testing an EM Drive on the X-37B Space Plane Persist
For the past year, it’s been hard not to get caught up in the hype surrounding the ‘impossible’ EM Drive – the fuel-less propulsion system that defies Newton’s third law, and yet continues to produce a small but unexplained amount of thrust in test after test. Things got particularly interesting in December, when the Chinese government claimed they were already … Continue reading
US Air Force’s Mysterious X-37B Space Plane About to Set Orbital Record
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane is just eight days away from setting a record on its current clandestine mission. If the robotic vehicle stays aloft until March 25, it will break the X-37B mission-duration mark of 674 days, which was established back in October 2014. It’s unclear whether that will actually happen, however; the Air Force is tight-lipped … Continue reading
The Mystery Space Plane Has Been Orbiting Earth for 500 Days – And We Still Don’t Know Why
What the Air Force isn’t telling us. On 20 May 2015, the US military launched the robotic X-37B space plane into Earth’s orbit to carry out its fourth top secret mission. Now, more than 500 days later, that solar-powered, unmanned drone is still up there, and with no word on how long it will remain in orbit – or what … Continue reading
