X-37B to Fly Again
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the AFSPC-5 mission for the U.S. Air Force on May 20, 2015, from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The mission is the 4th flight of the mysterious X-37B space plane, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle. See photos from the mission, called OTV-4, here. At Left: The X-37B space plane is seen after landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to end its third mission in October 2014. (Editor's Note: This Slideshow was updated on Dec. 26, 2016).
There are more advanced versions of this unit being flown now as support to Luna 1 and 2 farside bases.
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