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February 17, 2014

US Military Space Plane aims for 2017 lift off
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Feb 17, 2014
The US Defense Department is attempting to develop a new unmanned spacecraft that could enter low Earth orbit faster and with more frequency than ever before. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to award the first design contracts for the vehicle project - known as Experimental Spaceplane, or XS-1- in May or thereabouts, officials said. Current schedules call for the vessel to get off the ground for the first time in late 2017 and make an orbital test flight the following y ... read more

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