Air Force's Secretive Space Plane Nears Maiden Voyage

Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 08:14 in Astronomy & Space

You would think that an unpiloted space plane built to rocket from Florida atop an Atlas booster into Earth orbit, circle the planet for an extended time, then land itself on a California runway would be big news. But for the U.S. Air Force X-37B project - seemingly, mum's the word.

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