Posted on 03/07/2011 7:17:21 PM PST by neverdem
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Air Force has launched a second experimental space plane that resembles a small shuttle.
An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off with the unmanned space plane Saturday afternoon from Cape Canaveral. Air Force officials aren't saying much about the X-37B orbital test vehicle. It's the second of its type to be launched. The first rocketed into orbit last spring. It landed in California in December following a 270-day mission.
The X-37B is 29 feet long with a wing span of 15 feet...
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For the record, a vacuum cleaner doesn't work in a vacuum.
Just sayin'.
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