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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USA-226 is the first flight of the second Boeing X-37B, the Orbital Test Vehicle 2 (X-37B OTV-2), an American unmanned robotic vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane. It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on 5 March 2011, and is currently being operated in low Earth orbit. Its mission designation is part of the USA series.The spaceplane is operated by the United States Air Force, which has not revealed the specific identity of the payload for the first flight. The Air Force has stated only that the spacecraft will demonstrate various experiments and allow satellite sensors, subsystems, components, and associated technology to be transported into space and back. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Indigo Theophanes DaxPublisher: Duc Imprint: Duc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.165kg ISBN: 9786139143863ISBN 10: 6139143861 Pages: 104 Publication Date: 07 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |