Not-so-secret spaceplane to use “first-of-a-kind maneuver” to change orbit

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Artist's concept of the X-37B aerobraking

The US Space Force’s secret-but-not-really-secret spaceplane will carry out a novel maneuver called aerobraking to change its orbit. Instead of using thrusters, the robotic spacecraft will dip into the Earth’s atmosphere to change its trajectory.

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