Tag: x-37b
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Mission Accomplished: X-37B Lands at Vandenberg AFB
“We are very pleased that the program completed all the on-orbit objectives for the first mission…”
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launch of x-37b revisited
David Axe writes in “US Starting Asia Space Race?” April 22nd launch of X-37B robotic spacecraft into orbit by US Air Force counters China’s anti-satellite capability and goes a step further. “The X-37B, built by Boeing, could also be used to spy on and even disable other nations’ satellites, all without them necessarily knowing that…
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air force space plane: military launching robotic space vehicle
from ap: After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to conduct technology tests in orbit and then glide home to a California runway. The ultimate purpose of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle and details about the craft, which has been passed…