X-37B Spaceplane Returns to Orbit

A ULA Atlas V rocket carried the U.S. Air Force's X-37B into orbit.
Credit: ULA
CAPE CANAVERAL—A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket lifted off from here on May 17 to deliver a U.S. Air Force X-37B test vehicle into orbit for a sixth mission. After a one-day delay due to poor weather, the 197-ft. (60-m) tall Atlas V lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at 9:14 a.m...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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