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title: Secret space plane maneuvers.
description: The X-37B will change its orbit around the Earth. NASA transmits laser comms from the ground to LEO. ispace and AMC to partner on a lunar mission. And more.
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# [Secret space plane maneuvers.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/379)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Oct 10, 2024 8:00:00 PM

Summary

The US Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is executing a series of novel maneuvers, called aerobraking, to change its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of its service module components. NASA’s Low-Cost Optical Terminal ground station transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRD (TeraByte Infrared Delivery). ispace and the Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC) have announced an agreement for a space robotics demonstration on a future ispace mission to the lunar surface, and more.

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