X-37B

X-37B Launch Set for Friday

USAF PR — The 45th Space Wing is set to launch an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space

We’ve got a busy couple of weeks ahead in terms of American launches. The schedule: Glory Date: Wednesday, Feb. 23

The second launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B OTV is slated for March 4, 2010. Photo Credit: Air Force

The X-37B sits on the Vandenberg Air Force base runway during post-landing operations Dec. 3. The X-37B, named Orbital Test

30th Space Wing Public Affairs Dec. 3, 2010 The U.S. Air Force’s first unmanned re-entry spacecraft landed at Vandenberg Air

The X-37B after landing. Credit: 30th Space Wing (Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The secret military space plane has returned

The X-37B mini space shuttle made a stealth landing during the early morning hours, landing at Vandenberg Air Force base

The X-37B spaceplane sits on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base during prelaunch taxi tests. Credit: U.S. Air Force

X-51 Waverider Popular Science’s “Best of What’s New 2010? list includes four projects that we have been closely following here