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Launch campaign underway for next Air Force Delta 4 rocket
With the Delta 4 rocket now waiting on the launch pad, its Air Force Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite payload has jetted from the Los Angeles factory to the Cape Canaveral in preparation for liftoff this summer.
X-37B spaceplane’s orbit discovered
Hobbyists who keep track of the skies with remarkable precision have found the U.S. Air Force's mini space shuttle in its no-longer-secret orbit around the Earth.
VideoVideo: Fourth X-37B launch highlights
This is the launch highlights reel from United Launch Alliance of the Atlas 5 rocket carrying the fourth mission of the Air Force's X-37B spaceplane.
Photos: Pad cameras capture Atlas 5 launch
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with the Air Force's X-37B spaceplane lifts off at 11:05 a.m. EDT from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Photos: Atlas 5 sets sail to orbit
A collection of pad photos from the ULA Atlas 5 rocket launch of the X-37B spaceplane on its fourth mission taken by photographer Walter Scriptunas II.
VideoLaunch story: X-37B embarks on fourth voyage in orbit
A robotic space shuttle with stubby wings, tail fins, its belly covered with black thermal tiles, clam-shell doors that swing open to reveal a payload bay and a solar array for ultralong-duration missions rode into orbit Wednesday on the fourth mission of the Air Force's reusable X-37B spaceplane project.
VideoVideo: Liftoff of Atlas 5 with X-37B on program’s fourth flight
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Air Force's X-37B reusable spaceplane from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with X-37B spaceplane
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket topped by the Air Force's X-37B miniature space shuttle blasted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 today to deliver the spaceplane into orbit.
Photos: Atlas 5 on the pad for X-37B launch
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands poised for flight with the Air Force's X-37B spaceplane and a batch of CubeSats including the LightSail. The rocket was rolled to Complex 41 on Tuesday in preparation for launch on Wednesday.
Preview: X-37B spaceplane to journey back into space Wednesday
An experiment-carrying, reusable mini space shuttle operated by the U.S. Air Force will be boosted into Earth orbit Wednesday atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.