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Air Force

Air Force Successfully Launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

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The Air Force yesterday successfully launched its secretive unmanned space vehicle prototype, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., according to service spokesman Capt. Nicholas Plante. Plante said the Atlas V rocket carried X-37B into low earth orbit to begin its second flight following refurbishment. X-37B spent 224 days, nine hours and 24 minutes in orbit between April and December 2010 in its maiden voyage. Air Force X-37B Program Manager Lt. Col. Tom McIntyre…

Congress

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