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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

US launches X-37B 'mini shuttle' back into orbit


The US has relaunched its experimental spacecraft the X-37B, ostensibly as a way to test reusable spacecraft technology. Experts believe the project could also be intended to usher in a whole new era of space espionage.

The vessel, measuring 60 meters (196 feet), blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday, carried aboard a powerful Atlas 5 rocket.

Information about how long the X-37B would remain in orbit - and details of its precise mission - was not made available.

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