AF robotic space plane eyes Thursday launch
X-37B
It will launch from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas V and spend nine months in orbit before landing at Vandenberg.
UPDATE (12/4/2010): The X-37B landed yesterday at Vandenberg. Check out this post for images.
Comments
Yes, the Shuttle did have military applications.
Hopefully the AF will do it right this time, without input from NASA ‘crats.
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