Das mysteriöse US-Roboter-Raumschiff

Die X-37B, ein unbemanntes Raumfahrzeug der US Air Force, in einer Testumgebung.
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Die X-37B, ein unbemanntes Raumfahrzeug der US Air Force, in einer Testumgebung.

EPAepa02128318 A handout image released on 22 April 2010 from the Astrotech facility, Titusville, Florida,USA, showing the X-37B sits on top of an Atlas V rocket poised on its Space Launch pad Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral,
Das unbemannte Raumflugzeug X-37B steht auf einer Landebahn.

ReutersThe X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle taxis on the flightline during testing at the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Florida in this U.S. Air Force handout photo dated March 30, 2010. The first unmanned re-entry spacecraft, which spent 220 days during it
Ein Raumschiff mit ausgeklappten Solarzellen umkreist die Erde.

EPAepa02127960 An undated NASA/Boeing handout of an undated computer graphic displaying robotic X-37B space plane. The plane resembles a small space shuttle, but is not designed to carry humans. Its wingspan is a mere 4.5 metres with a length of 8.9 metre
Das unbemannte Raumflugzeug X-37 der US-Luftwaffe in der Erdatmosphäre.

EPAepa02127959 An undated NASA/Boeing handout of an undated computer graphic displaying robotic X-37B space plane. The plane resembles a small space shuttle, but is not designed to carry humans. Its wingspan is a mere 4.5 metres with a length of 8.9 metre
Techniker arbeiten an der Unterseite eines Flugzeugs in einer Werkshalle.

EPAepa02127958 An undated NASA/Boeing handout of Boeing staff working on the prototype of robotic X-37B space plane in Huntington Beach, USA. The plane resembles a small space shuttle, but is not designed to carry humans. Its wingspan is a mere 4.5 metres
Zwei Astronauten in Raumanzügen stehen neben dem Boeing X-37B Raumschiff der US Air Force.

dapdThis image provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows technicians examining the X-37B unmanned spaceplane shortly after landing Friday Dec. 3, 2010 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The X-37B slipped out of orbit and landed after a successful maid
Das Raumschiff X-37B der US Air Force steht in einer Montagehalle.

EPAepa02128306 A handout image released on 22 April 2010 from the Astrotech facility, Titusville, Florida,USA, showing the X-37B sits on top of an Atlas V rocket poised on its Space Launch pad Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral,
Ein Raumgleiter von Boeing/NASA tritt in die Atmosphäre ein.

EPAepa02127961 An undated NASA/Boeing handout of an undated computer graphic displaying robotic X-37B space plane. The plane resembles a small space shuttle, but is not designed to carry humans. Its wingspan is a mere 4.5 metres with a length of 8.9 metre
Eine Atlas V-Rakete steht auf einer Startrampe unter blauem Himmel.

EPAepa02128294 A handout image from United Launch Alliance of an Atlas V rocket with the Air Forces Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) sits poised on its Space Launch pad Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 22 April 2010.
Das unbemannte Raumschiff X-37B der US Air Force steht auf einer Landebahn.

dapdThis image provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows the X-37B unmanned spaceplane shortly after landing Friday Dec. 3, 2010 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The X-37B slipped out of orbit and landed after a successful maiden flight that lasted
Zwei Personen in Schutzanzügen arbeiten an einem unbemannten Raumgleiter vom Typ Boeing X-37B.

ReutersTechnicians conduct post-landing operations on the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California in this U.S. Air Force handout photo dated December 3, 2010. The first unmanned re-entry spacecraft, which spent 220 days during

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