Like the Arkbird, from Ace Combat 5
So the C-37B is basically an unmanned Space Shuttle?
It's an unmanned X-20/MiG-105, very different.
in my head canon, this is just the Pentagon broadcasting to the Chinese "hey can your copy of our spaceplane do this?"
I think this is for domestic consumption, to keep the project in the minds of voters and elected representatives so the project is less likely to be defunded.
X-37 is in a higher energy trajectory than its Chinese cousin so it stands to reason it would need to do a energy reduction maneuver before returning to Earth.
…and: “This is just what we choose to disclose”
What does "head canon" mean?
If life is a story head canon is the way you want it to be but wasn't written.
"I think", but worse.
Thank you. So just pretentious nonsense.