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Air Force’s Secret X-37B Space Plane Launches on Third Mission
Rising slowly on over 800,000 lbs of thrust, the Atlas V-OTV 3 mission begins. Credit: John O'Connor/nasatech An Atlas V…
Hush, Hush US Spy Satellite Blasts Off atop Milestone Atlas Rocket
Image Caption: Spy Satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office blasts off atop Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida…
Top Secret Air Force Mini Shuttle lands after Record-Setting Stay in Space
Image Caption: 2nd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight by landing at Vandernberg AFB, Calif., on June 16,…
Secret X-37B Mini Space Shuttle Could Land Today
[/caption] After more than a year in orbit, the US Air Force’s clandestine mini-space shuttle will likely land at Vandenberg…
Next Generation Military Communications Satellite Launched for US Air Force
[/caption] The second satellite in the new constellation of next generation military communications satellites for the US Air Force was…
Atlas V Roars to Space with Sophisticated New Missile Warning Surveillance Satellite
[/caption]CAPE CANAVERAL - An Atlas V rocket carrying a highly sophisticated Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-1 satellite for the United…
Atlas Rocket Poised for Blast Off with Advanced Missile Early Warning Spy Satellite
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL - An Atlas V rocket is poised to blast off today, May 6 , with the inaugural…
Experimental Scramjet Aircraft Set for Test Flight
The X-51A Waverider hypersonic scramjet project is set for its second test flight today, and the U.S. Air Force hopes…
Spectacular Sunset Launch of new US Spy Satellite
[/caption] A Delta IV rocket carrying a top secret military payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) blasted off Friday…
New Satellite for Monitoring Space Debris To Launch
[/caption] The U.S. Air Force will launch the first-ever satellite dedicated solely to tracking the positions of other satellites and…