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Air Force Spacecraft Ends 15-Month Secret Mission

X37-B space plane lands itself at military base

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 18, 2012 1:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – An American spacecraft landed itself at a military base in California on the weekend, ending a 15-month mission—but don't expect to hear much about what the unmanned plane was doing up there. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is an Air Force plane and...   Read full story »

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US military • space flight • spacecraft • US Air Force • space program • X-37B • space plane

 
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