# @spaceforcedod on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DA8h4KVvDxi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32549225-spaceforcedod-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-10T13:45:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Space Force (@spaceforcedod) — https://gondola.cc/spaceforcedod

## Caption

The #X37B will execute aerobraking maneuvers for the first time.
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Aerobraking will allow the spacecraft to change its orbit & safely dispose of its service module components in accordance with recognized standards for space debris mitigation & while expending minimal fuel. 
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Artist rendering of the X-37B conducting an aerobraking maneuver while dipping into Earth’s atmosphere. 
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Credit: Boeing Space 
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