The U.S. has built a brand new space shuttle, and it's ready to launch next month. It's called the X-37B/OTV. It's about one-fourth the size of the space shuttle, and it was originally intended to carry six astronauts. Now inside the hangar at Astrotech in Titusville, it's ready to launch into space b...
Atlas V X-37B OTV-2 Cape launch set for March 4 The 45th Space Wing is set to launch an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 on March 4, 2011. The rocket will carry an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV). The launch window for this Air Force mission opens at 3:39 p....
X-37B Space Plane: Still in Search of a Mission On December 11, United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch its X-37B prototype space plane for the Air Force from Cape Canaveral for the third time. Its mission, however, still remains a mystery. The plane could carry out a range of missions, but in ea...
