X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle

In a testing procedure, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle taxis on the flightline in June 2009 at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (Courtesy photo)

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New unmanned spacecraft set to launch

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle in the encapsulation cell at the Astrotech facility April 2010, in Titusville, Fla. Air Force officials are scheduled to launch the X-37B April 21, 2010, at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The X-37B is the U.S.'s newest and most advanced unmanned re-entry spacecraft. (Courtesy photo)

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Preparations underway for first landing of X-37B

Published Dec. 1, 2010

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- Space professionals are preparing for the first landing of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle here.

Members of the 30th Space Wing will monitor the de-orbit and landing of the Air Force's first X-37B.

While the exact landing date and time will depend on technical and weather considerations, it is expected to occur between Dec. 3 and Dec. 6.

(Courtesy of Air Force Space Command Public Affairs)

X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle

New unmanned spacecraft set to launch

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