The US Department of the Air Force and Boeing together have won the 2019 Robert J. Collier Trophy for the autonomous space craft, the X-37B. The Collier Trophy, awarded by the National Aeronautic Association, rewards the greatest of American aeronautical and astronautical achievements for the preceding year.
Boeing X-37B Wins Collier Trophy
Key Takeaways:
- The US Department of the Air Force and Boeing won the 2019 Robert J. Collier Trophy for their autonomous X-37B spaceplane.
- The X-37B achieved a record-setting 780 days on orbit, establishing a new endurance mark for autonomous space vehicles.
- The award recognizes the X-37B as a reliable, reusable, uncrewed space test platform that advances spaceplane technologies and conducts in-orbit experiments.
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