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Secret Space Plane to Land in California

** The X-37B seen after landing at Vandenberg
in late 2010.**
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Key Takeaways:

  • The top-secret X-37B OTV-2 space plane is scheduled to land in June after completing a 15-month classified mission, hailed as a "spectacular success."
  • Details of its specific activities and payload remain secret, but there are plans for a larger, manned version of the X-37B capable of carrying astronauts and cargo.
  • This marks the second landing for an X-37B spacecraft, with the first vehicle (OTV-1) already preparing for its next launch this fall.
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The top-secret Boeing X-37B space plane that has been orbiting the Earth for the last 15 months is scheduled to descend on Vandenberg Air Force Base “during the early- to mid-June timeframe,” according to a statement issued by the base.

The landing will constitute the second for the unmanned spacecraft, following the completion of the first X-37B orbital mission in December 2010. The second X-37B spacecraft, OTV-2, was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V rocket in March 2011 and has remained in orbit ever since.

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