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Video: X-37B payload mated to Atlas 5

May 12, 2015 Justin Ray

Already encapsulated in the 18-foot-diameter nose cone, the Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane is hoisted atop the Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Vertical Integration Facility.

Credit: ULA

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  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster
    September 20, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure
    September 19, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails
    September 18, 2023
  • Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station
    September 15, 2023
  • FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation
    September 12, 2023
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