By Marina Malenic The Air Force is preparing to launch a second experimental space plane into low earth orbit tomorrow after what service officials deemed a highly successful inaugural flight late last year. The first X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) spent 244 days, nine hours and 24 minutes in space before landing at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Dec. 3. The spacecraft, subject of much speculation, is designed to be a test bed for experiments that can be returned to Earth…
Air Force Readies Space Plane For Launch This Week
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