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US Air Force X-37B: Photos and Specifications

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From Space.com. You can read the full article here.

CREDIT: Karl Tate, SPACE.com

CREDIT: USAF/Vandenberg Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is shown inside its payload fairing

CREDIT: USAF

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This entry was posted in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY and tagged air force, diagram, orbiter, otv, shuttle, space, usaf, vandenberg, x-37b, x37b on March 10, 2011 by Thinkwing Radio.

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Defence Aviation June 21, 2012 at 10:05 PM

The Air Force’s X-37B Space Plane Returns to Earth After a 15-Month Secret Mission http://blogs.defenceaviation.com/data/the-air-forces-x-37b-space-plane-returns-to-earth-after-a-15-month-secret-mission.html

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