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The secretive mission of a U.S. Air Force X-37B miniature space plane just winged past 500 days in Earth orbit.

The latest mystery mission of the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane has now passed the 400-day mark.

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The U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane has now spent 600 days in Earth orbit on the vessel's latest mission and is nearing a program record for longest time spent in space.

China's Information Office of the State Council on December 27 released an expansive white paper on that country's space activities in 2016, and projected looks at its space agenda in coming years.

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More than 20,000 newly released documents reveal intriguing details about the U.S. Air Force's MOL program, which ran from December 1963 until its cancellation in June 1969.

Mum's the word: The secretive X-37B space plane has winged its way past the 200 day mark, carrying out a classified agenda for the U.S. Air Force.