Air Force Space Plane Prepares For Secretive Mission
May 20 2015
The U.S. Air Force's X-37B space plane is set to launch on another mission, reports the Huffington Post.
The orbital test vehicle is scheduled to depart from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Wednesday during one of two launch windows, the first of which opens at 11:05 a.m. Eastern time, reported NASA Spaceflight.
Other detail have not been released, reported CBS News, including its length and orbit.
The spacecraft is carrying an experimental Hall thruster that...
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