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Videos: Launch and landing archive of X-37B mini space shuttle

May 17, 2015 Justin Ray

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.

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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.

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Photos: Atlas 5 and X-37B mated together for upcoming launch

May 8, 2015 Justin Ray

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.

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NASA gives more information on its experiment aboard the X-37B

May 6, 2015 Justin Ray

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.

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New details emerge about electric propulsion experiment aboard X-37B

April 27, 2015 Justin Ray

All systems are now “go” for launch of the Air Force’s X-37B mystery spaceplane on May 20 from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas 5 rocket.

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Fourth X-37B flight a month away from launching

April 24, 2015 Justin Ray

The U.S. Air Force on Friday made its first public confirmation that the X-37B unmanned space shuttle will be launched next month on the fourth flight of an Orbital Test Vehicle.

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Stats: Atlas 5 and Delta 4 histories and backlogs (updated April 20)

April 21, 2015 Justin Ray

Here’s a look by the numbers of the previous Atlas 5 and Delta 4 flight histories and the manifests for both rockets.

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Atlas 5 slips at payload’s request

April 10, 2015 Justin Ray

The next Atlas 5 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral will be delayed two weeks to resolve an undisclosed issue with the payload, United Launch Alliance officials announced Friday.

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Mysterious mini spaceplane the next Atlas 5 payload

March 30, 2015 Justin Ray

With its new homeport in renovated NASA space shuttle hangars off in the distance, the Air Force’s X-37 mini spaceplane will be launched from Cape Canaveral on May 6 for its fourth journey into orbit.

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Stats: Atlas 5 history and backlog

March 19, 2015 Justin Ray

Here’s a look by the numbers of the previous Atlas 5 flight history and the current backlog and manifest for the rocket.

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News Headlines

  • ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch
    October 1, 2025
  • Report argues NASA is illegally using President’s Budget Request to circumvent Congress’ budgeting process
    October 1, 2025
  • Axiom Space taps Portuguese physiologist as first ‘Project Astronaut’
    September 30, 2025
  • Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight
    September 30, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    September 28, 2025
  • Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser debut mission delayed again, no longer docking to station
    September 26, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    September 25, 2025
  • ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral
    September 25, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    September 25, 2025
  • SpaceX launches NASA, NOAA missions exploring the impacts of the Sun
    September 24, 2025
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