{"id":124475,"date":"2024-11-11T04:45:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T21:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124475"},"modified":"2024-11-11T04:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T21:45:54","slug":"space-forces-mysterious-x-37b-begins-aerobraking-to-lower-orbit-heres-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124475","title":{"rendered":"Space Force&#8217;s mysterious X-37B begins &#8216;aerobraking&#8217; to lower orbit. Here&#8217;s how it works."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"article-body\">\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s highly secretive X-37B space plane just got a little less mysterious.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare show of openness about the space plane&#8217;s operations, Boeing and the U.S. Space Force released a statement last month explaining that the X-37B would soon begin a series of &#8220;aerobraking&#8221; maneuvers to begin lowering its orbit and safely disposing of unnecessary hardware before it comes down for a landing on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\">Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Boeing Space <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoeingSpace\/status\/1852470814383214848\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoeingSpace\/status\/1852470814383214848\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">released a video<\/a> detailing how the aerobraking procedure will work and why the X-37B is performing it. In the video, a Boeing representative said the maneuver will help Boeing change the X-37B&#8217;s altitude and &#8220;safely dispose of the service module components in accordance with recognized standards for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/what-is-space-junk\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/what-is-space-junk\">space debris<\/a> mitigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1200px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.08%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An illustration of the X-37B space plane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tk5RpXaJhjZ7qyAhvNkR4Q.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Artist rendering of the U.S. Space Force&#8217;s robotic X-37B conducting an aerobraking maneuver using the drag of Earth\u2019s atmosphere. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Boeing Space)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Typically, when satellites change orbit, they execute one or more burns using their onboard thrusters. This requires propellant, however, meaning each satellite can only perform a limited amount of burns before needing to be refueled or brought out of orbit. Aerobraking, on the other hand, uses the friction of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/64825-why-earth-has-an-atmosphere.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/64825-why-earth-has-an-atmosphere.html\">Earth&#8217;s atmosphere<\/a> to help guide a spacecraft to a new orbit.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;When we aerobrake, we utilize atmospheric drag to effectively step down our apogee one pass at a time until we get to the orbital regime that we want to be in,&#8221; said John Ealy, a Boeing engineer, in the company&#8217;s video explaining the X-37B&#8217;s aerobraking. &#8220;When we do this, we save enormous amounts of propellant, and that&#8217;s really why aerobraking is important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/technology\/engineering\/top-secret-x-37b-space-plane-will-execute-never-before-seen-maneuvers-on-its-descent-to-earth\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/technology\/engineering\/top-secret-x-37b-space-plane-will-execute-never-before-seen-maneuvers-on-its-descent-to-earth\"><u><strong>Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute &#8216;never-before-seen maneuvers&#8217; on its descent to Earth<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boeing&#8217;s video about the aerobraking maneuver shows the aircraft-like X-37B changing its attitude, or the direction in which it faces relative to its orbital direction, so that its flat &#8220;belly&#8221; points forward as it orients its nose up, facing away from Earth below it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-7m9V4AU6d4bHobrMYpb63o\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-7m9V4AU6d4bHobrMYpb63o slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get the world\u2019s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the animation, the broader, flatter underside of the space plane glows orange from the heat generated as it encounters the drag (a type of friction) produced by Earth&#8217;s atmosphere, which slows it down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1200px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An illustration of the X-37B space plane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4zjZShubP3UxA3AKa597uP.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A still from an animation released by Boeing Space detailing how the X-37B space plane will perform an aerobraking maneuver. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Boeing Space)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>U.S. Space Force leadership praised the X-37B team for attempting such a novel maneuver. &#8220;This first of a kind maneuver from the X-37B is an incredibly important milestone for the United States Space Force as we seek to expand our aptitude and ability to perform in this challenging domain,&#8221; U.S. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said in a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceforce.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3932137\/x-37b-begins-novel-space-maneuver\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.spaceforce.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3932137\/x-37b-begins-novel-space-maneuver\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> last month. &#8220;The success is a testament to the dedication and perseverance of the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The X-37B&#8217;s most recent mission, known as OTV-7 (for &#8220;Orbital Test Vehicle-7&#8221;), saw the space plane launch atop a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/tag\/spacex\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/tag\/spacex\">SpaceX<\/a> Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, which put the space plane on a highly elliptical (or oval-shaped) orbit at an unknown altitude.<\/p>\n<p>Like all other X-37B flights, little is known about the OTV-7 other than that the flight is testing the effects of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/cosmic-rays\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/cosmic-rays\">space radiation<\/a> and &#8220;space domain awareness&#8221; technologies, presumably meaning new tech to help the U.S. Space Force keep an eye on orbital traffic and what other spacecraft are doing in Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;X-37B missions have continuously advanced our nation&#8217;s space capabilities by testing new technologies that reduce risk and inform our future space architectures. 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