"When it's close to the Earth, it's close enough to the atmosphere to turn where it is," she said. "Which means our adversaries don't know—and that happens on the far side of the Earth from our adversaries—where it's going to come up next. And we know that that drives them nuts. And I'm really glad about that."
The Pentagon rarely releases an update on the X-37B spaceplane in the middle of a mission. The military keeps specifics about the spaceplane's activities in orbit a secret.
When it became apparent that the latest mission was cruising at a significantly higher altitude, analysts and space enthusiasts speculated on what the secret spaceplane was doing and how it would come back to Earth.
As for what it's doing up there, the Space Force said the spacecraft's activities in orbit remain confidential, but the change in orbit has raised numerous questions among observers.
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