X-37B returns to orbit
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The X-37B OTV-1 launching from Cape Canaveral
Artist's concept of an X-37B in orbit
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A US Air Force X-37B unmanned space plane was launched on its second mission today. The mission,designated OTV-3, was sent into low-earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41 atop an Atlas V rocket at 1:03 p.m. EST (1803 GMT). This is the first time an X-37B has returned to orbit.
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