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X-37B space plane back on Earth

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing released imagery of the X-37B space plane's landing rollout and post-landing safing operations Friday. The winged spacecraft touched down at 1:16 a.m. local time (4:16 a.m. EST; 0916 GMT) on the 15,000-foot-long runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

The first set of images are stills taken from an Air Force video, while the final two photos are from Boeing, the X-37B's prime contractor.


Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Photo credit: Boeing Co.

 

Photo credit: Boeing Co.