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July 06, 2015

Open Secrets from X-37B
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 05, 2015
Weeks into its fourth flight, the X-37B robot spaceplane is finally yielding some more data on its generally secret mission. The entire X-37B program has amazed and confounded space boffins with its mix of cutting-edge technology and deep secrecy. Roughly the size of a car, the spacecraft looks like a shrunken, stubby version of the NASA Space Shuttle. Since its launch, there have been no more official statements from the US Air Force (owners of the vehicle) on the course of this mission. There ha ... read more

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