Sunday, March 6, 2011

U.S. Air Force Launches It's Second Secret Space Plane

The X-37B project has been in development for about a decade, involving the Air Force, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). © NASA

Unmanned Military Space Plane Launched -- CBS News

United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket thunders to life, boosting space plane toward orbit for classified military mission.

Running a day late because of bad weather, a towering United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket thundered to life and blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Saturday, boosting an unmanned space plane toward orbit for a classified military mission.

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More News On The Launch Of The Second X-37B

Air Force X-37B space plane launched into orbit -- L.A. Times
Air Force launches second mysterious space plane -- CNET
Air Force launches unmanned spacecraft -- USA Today
Air Force launches space plane 1 day after delay -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. military's mini space shuttle lifts off -- Reuters
U.S. Air Force launches second prototype space plane -- RIA Novosti
X-37B: 'America's Miniature Military Space Shuttle' Blasts Off Second Time -- Neon Tommy
Air Force launches second unmanned spacecraft -- US Air Force
Air Force's Secret Space Plane Likely Testing Spy Satellite Tech -- FOX News

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