Artist concept of the X-37 advanced technology flight demonstratorre-entering Earth's atmosphere. NASA
From FOX News:
You would think that an unpiloted space plane built to rocket spaceward from Florida atop an Atlas booster, circle the planet for an extended time, then land on autopilot on a California runway would be big news. But for the U.S. Air Force X-37B project — seemingly, mum's the word.
There is an air of vagueness regarding next year's Atlas Evolved Expendable launch of the unpiloted, reusable military space plane. The X-37B will be cocooned within the Atlas rocket's launch shroud — a ride that's far from cheap.
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My Comment: There is very little information on this project. But from what FOX News has been able to obtain, it appears that this unpiloted space plane will soon be receiving the attention that it deserves .... whether the USAF wants it or not.
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