Friday, April 23, 2010

U.S. Air Force Successfully Launches Their X-37B Spaceplane



Air Force Launches Secretive Space Plane; ‘We Don’t Know When It’s Coming Back’ -- The Danger Room

The Air Force launched a secretive space plane into orbit last night from Cape Canaveral, Florida. And they’re not sure when it’s returning to Earth.

Perched atop an Atlas V rocket, the Air Force’s unmanned and reusable X-37B made its first flight after a decade in development shrouded in mystery; most of the mission goals remain unknown to the public.

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More News On The Launch Of The X-37B

US military launches top-secret robotic spacecraft -- AFP
Air Force's Mystery X-37B Robot Spaceship Launches -- FOX News
Air Force: winged robotic spacecraft launched -- AP
Blast off for X-37B military spaceplane -- BBC
X-37 space plane launches successfully -- L.A. Times
Unmanned spacecraft developed by Air Force has successful launch -- L.A. Times
U.S. military launches unmanned "space plane" -- China View
Air Force's X-37B Launches into Orbit for Top Secret Mission -- Daily Tech
US Airforce secret spaceplane launched successfully -- The Register
Shhhh! Air Force launches top secret X-37B robot space plane -- Christian Science Monitor
US Air Force's X-37B space plane takes off on 'mystery mission' -- DNA
Russian fury at US unmanned spacecraft -- Times Live
Is the X-37B the start of war in space? -- News.com.au
Unmanned military space planes usher in new weaponry era -- Washington Times
Unmanned Space Plane Opening Door to Space Weaponization? -- CBS News

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