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Thursday, June 04, 2009

USAF to launch X-37B next year
SPACE.com has learned that Boeing and the U.S. Air Force are preparing for the launch of the X-37B space plane next year.

The X-37B OTV-1 (Orbital Test Vehicle 1) is currently on the launch manifest for January 2010, U.S. Air Force Capt. Elizabeth Aptekar told SPACE.com.

The spacecraft is expected to be carried into orbit using a Atlas V EELV rocket.

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