2nd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight
16 Jun 2012, 18:39 UTC
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469-day mission tested capabilities of reusable unmanned vehicle
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. Pacific time today, concluding a 469-day experimental test mission. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on March 5, 2011.
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