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Tory Bruno Says ULA Didn't Get to Compete for Air Force X-37B Launch That Went to SpaceX

June 14, 2017 | Article

United Launch Alliance did not get the opportunity to compete for the next launch of the Air Force’s X-37B space plane, according to company officials.
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SpaceX Will Launch Next Secret X-37B Mission for US Air Force

June 07, 2017 | Article

The Air Force is preparing to launch its secret X-37B space plane aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket later this year, the service said yesterday (June 6).
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X-37B: The Air Force's Mysterious Space Plane

June 02, 2017 | Reference

A look at the U.S. Air Force's unmanned X-37B space plane, which has flown four secret, long-duration missions in Earth orbit to date.
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US Missile Defense Successfully Shoots Down ICBM in First Live-Fire Test of Its Kind

May 31, 2017 | Article

The Missile Defense Agency's ground-based defense system successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile during the first live-fire test of its kind Tuesday (May 30), the agency said.
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US Military's XS-1 Space Plane Will Be Built by Boeing (Video)

May 24, 2017 | Article

The U.S. military's new XS-1 space plane will be built by Boeing, and it's called the Phantom Express.
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Air Force Lays Out Its Case for Keeping Space Operations

May 22, 2017 | Article

Separating space operations from the Air Force would hamper the service's efforts to address threats in orbit, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said May 17.
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US Military Is Close to Selecting Builder for XS-1 Space Plane

May 18, 2017 | Article

The U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will soon award a contract for a company to build its robotic XS-1 space plane, according to media reports.
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China, Russia Advancing Anti-Satellite Technology, US Intelligence Chief Says

May 18, 2017 | Article

The United States' top intelligence official spotlighted the threat of space warfare in a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week.
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Watch the X-37B Space Plane Land Near a Space Shuttle Model

May 08, 2017 | Article

Two generations of reusable space planes came face to face — or nose to tail, rather — over the weekend.
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X-37B Space Plane: US Air Force's 4th Mystery Mission in Photos

May 08, 2017 | Image Album

The U.S. Air Force's fourth mystery mission of its X-37B space plane launches on May 20, 2015. How long the mission will last, and its exact purpose, is a mystery. See photos from the mission here.
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