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It's cool finally to see another space plane in orbit aside from the X-37.

Well, there already are other, operational space planes besides the X-37B. Namely the Shenlong[1] (3 success full missions) and the CSSHQ[2], the later being currently in orbit (3rd mission, launched in December 2023).

But we don't know that much about those either, as they are kept in just as much secrecy as the X-37B.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenlong_(spacecraft)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_reusable_experimental_...

Based on photos of the fairing, the Chinese spaceplane is believed to be more or less a duplicate of the American X-37B.

https://universemagazine.com/en/space-debris-told-about-the-...

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