On Friday, the Space Force published a picture taken last year from a camera mounted on the secretive X-37B space plane while high above the Earth. Space.com notes that the “one other glimpse” of the plane in space was while it was “deploying from Falcon Heavy’s upper stage” during its December 2023 launch.

For the first time, the US military shared an orbital selfie from its mysterious X-37B space plane, which captured Earth from high above Africa.

The US Space Force has released an image taken from its mysterious X-37B space plane in orbit around the Earth. Since 2010, when the first X-37B spacecraft was launched, the Earth has been orbited by the top secret craft for over 4,

According to Boeing, the X-37B has a body and landing operation similar to the Space Shuttle, however it is smaller, measuring in at just one-fourth the size of the shuttle. "The X-37B design combines the best of aircraft and spacecraft into an affordable system that is easy to operate and maintain," the description read.

B spaceplane in orbit (X @latestinspace) The United States Space Force has released a rare image of the X-37B spaceplane, a project developed in partnership with Boeing to test reusable space vehicle technologies.

The military keeps in-flight details on the X-37B relatively quiet. A new photo gives the first look at what the view is from space.

Last week, the US Space Force posted a photo online from its uncrewed X-37B space plane's seventh mission, showing the orbital test vehicle above our planet in High Earth Orbit. Now that's a selfie worth sharing.

B, which has been in space since December 2023 as part of its seventh mission, remains shrouded in mystery. Americans do not disclose its true purpose while in orbit, nor what data it collects. Recently,

B, which has been in space since December 2023 as part of its seventh mission, remains shrouded in mystery. The United States has not disclosed the shuttle's true purpose while orbiting, nor what data it collects.