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Air Force mini-Shuttle returns to Earth at the end of clandestine 15-month mission around the globe

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On Jun. 16, 2012 at 05.48 AM local (12.48 GMT), 469 days after it was launched, the Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California at the end of the longest space mission only after the Discovery shuttle program. The venicle glided powerless to landing on Vandenberg’s runway, located some [...]

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