X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Completes First Flight

Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2010 Boeing has announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The X-37B landed at 1:16 a.m. Pacific time, concluding its more than 220-day experimental test mission. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on April 22. The X-37B is the United States’ first unm

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