Weather Hold Finally Leads to Successful Launch
In the latest step to improve space capability and further
develop an affordable, reusable space vehicle, Air Force
technicians launched the second X-37B March 5, officials said. The
Orbital Test Vehicle-2 launch comes on the heels of the successful
flight of OTV-1, which made an autonomous landing at Vandenberg Air
Force Base, Calif., Dec. 3 after 224 days in space. According to
officials, post-flight analysis of OTV-1 revealed OTV-2 needed no
significant changes, but detailed assessments of the first mission
are ongoing.
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