The US Space Force recently announced a significant development in the OTV-7 mission.
The OTV-7 mission began in December 2023, focusing on experiments related to the effects of space radiation.
Once these maneuvers are complete, the spacecraft will revert to its primary experiments.
Thanks to its onboard batteries and solar panels, it can remain in orbit foryears at a time.
However, the X-37B is the only variant that has been used for actual tests.
The X-37B’s ability to rapidly change orbits makes its trajectoryunpredictablefor adversaries.
Some speculate that the Space Force may also be using the autonomous spacecraft to test top-secret surveillance technologies.
