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Friday, April 13, 2012

Inside the Ring: Counter-space battle craft

[X-37 space plane]The head of the Air Force Space Command recently made cryptic comments about some aspects of one of the military’s most cutting edge and secret weapons, the X-37 space plane.

Air ForceGen. William L. Shelton, who heads the Air Force’s space operations, said during a March 26 breakfast meeting with defense writers that the X-37, currently on orbit, is performing its mission.

“It is doing very well on orbit, and we don’t have an exact re-entry date for it. But it’s had a successful mission, and we are very happy with the performance,” he said.

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