Mini space shuttle skids off runway in test flight, damage minor despite late gear deploy The Dream Chaser space plane is vying to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days.

A helicopter dropped the unmanned Dream Chaser space shuttle from 3,810 metres on Saturday. It had undergone a previous test in August, shown in the photo, in which it was carried by a helicopter.

The spacecraft is about 30 feet long, about one-tenth the weight of NASA's now-retired 100-ton space shuttle, and designed to be reused about 15 times.

Like previous missions, the reusable plane resembling a mini space shuttle carried classified experiments. There's no one on board Author of the article: You can save this article by registering ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A test version of a spacecraft resembling a mini space shuttle was carried aloft over the Mojave Desert by a helicopter Wednesday in a precursor to a free flight in ...

The U.S. military's mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world on another secretive mission that lasted 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from Nasa's Kennedy ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA̵ ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA's Kennedy ...

(U.S. Space Force via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days.