Spaceplane meant to resupply the space station pulled off
a successful glide flight this weekend:
"On Saturday, private spaceflight company Sierra Nevada announced that its Dream
Chaser spaceplane had successfully glided and landed on a runway after being released
from a helicopter. The stunt, done at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California, is
known as a free-flight test and is meant to test out the vehicle’s landing capabilities. It’s
an important milestone in the Dream Chaser’s development, as Sierra Nevada readies
the plane for spaceflight."
See:
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/13/...am-free-flight