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Photos: X-37B gallery archive
This is a collection of images taken during the three previous flights of the U.S. Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mini space shuttle.
VideoVideos: Launch and landing archive of X-37B mini space shuttle
Relive the launches and landings of the Air Force's X-37B miniature space shuttle on Orbital Test Vehicle missions No.1, No. 2 and No. 3.
ULA, SpaceX face off in landmark Air Force launch competition
The U.S. Air Force has identified the launch of a next-generation GPS navigation satellite for the first in a series of competitive rocket procurements between United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, service officials announced Wednesday.
Brightman steps down from station flight
Soprano and would-be space tourist Sarah Brightman, who was in training for a flight to the International Space Station this fall aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft, will not be chasing her dream aloft after all.
VideoVideo: X-37B payload mated to Atlas 5
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.
Photos: Atlas 5 and X-37B mated together for upcoming launch
The Air Force's miniature space shuttle and its ride to orbit have been joined together inside an assembly building at Cape Canaveral in preparation for launch May 20.
Stricken space freighter re-enters atmosphere
A Russian Progress cargo craft re-entered Earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean early Friday after spinning out of control following liftoff April 28 with supplies for the International Space Station.
Photos: SpaceX’s passenger spaceship flies on first test run
It didn't go into space, but SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule fired off a launch pad at Cape Canaveral on Wednesday for a 99-second test flight to demonstrate a crucial safety mechanism that would save astronauts from a catastrophic rocket failure. View photos of the human-rated spacecraft's first flight.
VideoOut-of-control Progress cargo craft to fall back to Earth
A Russian space freighter that failed to deliver supplies to the International Space Station last week is due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere as soon as Thursday.
NASA gives more information on its experiment aboard the X-37B
In addition to carrying an Air Force electric propulsion thruster test, a materials research investigation sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be flying aboard the X-37B miniature spaceplane later this month.