The US military´ secret robot space plane is expected to land this week after a 22-month orbit. However, the spacecraft’s mission still remains a secret.The unmanned X-37B, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, is due to glide back to Earth after having launched on December 11, 2012, on a mission that military officers say is strictly top secret.
“Preparations for the third landing of the X-37B are underway at Vandenberg Air Force Base” in California, said a US Air Force spokesman, Captain Chris Hoyler.
“The exact landing date and time will depend on technical and weather considerations,” Hoyler said.
But officials declined to discuss exactly what the space plane carries or what its purpose is.
Analysts believe though that the X-37B could be a platform for spying from space, including possibly spying on other countries´ satellites.
