There isn’t too much information to glean from the photo, but it does offer a rare look at X-37B in space. \u201cAn X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in HEO in 2024,\u201d the Space Force wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n One thing we have been told about the current mission is that it marks the first time the Boeing-made X-37B has tried out a maneuver known as aerobraking, or a more fuel-efficient method of changing orbit through \u201ca series of passes using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere.\u201d The Space Force<\/a> said back in October that the vehicle had begun the process, and the latest update indicates it was successful. \u201cThe X-37B executed a series of first-of-kind maneuvers, called aerobraking, to safely change its orbit using minimal fuel,\u201d the Space Force noted. It’s unknown how much longer the mission is expected to go on.<\/p>\n