Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Completes 469-Day Mission
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Boeing Co. said its second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle landed in California today after a 469-day mission by the U.S. Air Force to test the capabilities of reusable unmanned vehicles for future space missions.
The pilotless spacecraft, which was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on March 5, 2011, landed on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. local time, Boeing said in a statement.