Monday, April 5, 2010

Air Force to launch robotic winged space plane - Yahoo! News

Air Force to launch robotic winged space plane - Yahoo! News: "After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to conduct technology tests in orbit and then glide home to a California runway."

Later, in the article: "The Air Force released only a general description of the mission objectives: testing of guidance, navigation, control, thermal protection and autonomous operation in orbit, re-entry and landing."

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