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Air Force X-37B Spaceplane To Ride On SpaceX Rocket For First Time

By Marc Selinger

Monday, June 19th, 2017

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The next launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B reusable unmanned spaceplane is scheduled for August and will occur aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, service officials said June 6.The mission, the fifth for the Boeing [BA]-built Orbital Test Vehicle, will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Each of the previous four missions lifted off aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket."The ability to launch the Orbital Test Vehicle on multiple platforms will ensure a robust launch…

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