Air Force Officials Say The Re-Usable Spacecraft Is Designed To Be In Orbit Nine Months
The U.S. Air Force successfully launched its third X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle December 11, officials said. The launch from Cape Canaveral's (FL) Launch Complex 41 comes on the heels of the successful flight of OTV-2, which made an autonomous landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, June 11 after a record 469 days in space.