The latest secretive mission of the United States Air Force’s X-37B space plane has cruised beyond 500 days in Earth orbit since its launch last year.
The U.S. military launched the robotic X-37B space plane on May 20, 2015, marking the fourth flight for the Air Force program. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lofted the spacecraft from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to kick off the OTV-4 mission (short for Orbital Test Vehicle-4).
Exactly what the winged space plane’s duties are while it’s in orbit continues to remain a tight-lipped affair. Similarly, how long the vehicle will remain in orbit has not been detailed.
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i dont get him full time so that has probably saved his life ;-) maybe a few other lives as well ;-)
Yeah, I never did appreciate that giant mouse with his weaselly face and his big red high tops! Thought I was done with that annoying rodent - but never say never! Of course the teen years are equally fun, just not as demanding physically as a hyperactive toddler. You may be sad now about where did the time go, but I guarantee you, by the time he goes off to college, you'll be ready for it! Joe's big for his age, I was thinking maybe I could put him on the school bus and pass him off as a first grader next year.
Omg I remember those days. I came to despise chuck e cheese. Mine is a teenager now ... I don't know where the time went :(
Yeah I have a 3 yr old jumper, runner, flyer etc, only problem is I'm Grandma, so pretty hard to keep up with him. Now the teens, no sweat, I can yell at them from a sitting position, but the little guy is a handful! All my friends on here have tried to comfort me at some time or another when it's been a really hard day (Chuck E Cheese is always traumatic!) Enjoy yours while you're young!
omg ... you have a jumper..... my son was that way, when he was a baby I had to put him in swimming lessons because I couldt keep him from jumping in the water...