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Archive Home > 2012 > June > 17 > Unmanned Air Force space plane lands in California after 15 months

Unmanned Air Force space plane lands in California after 15 months

By Alicia Chang / The Bulletin
June 17, 2012

LOS ANGELES — An unmanned Air Force space plane steered itself to a landing early Saturday at a California military base, capping a 15-month clandestine mission.

The spacecraft, which was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in March 2011, conducted in-orbit experiments....

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