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Signal, Jan 2007
The U.S. Air Force is adapting an unmanned space vehicle to allow scientists to launch advanced technologies into orbit, test their capabilities and return them to Earth to evaluate their performance in space. Known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, the craft builds on previous X-37 work conducted by NASA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air Force Research Laboratory.
The unmanned craft is a quarter of the size of a space shuttle and can return from space on its own. It will be used as a test platform for space technologies and will transport satellite sensors, subsystems, components and associated technologies to space. By testing the parts in their intended operational environment, scientists can better judge how components will perform when deployed, which also will help reduce redundancies in future satellites.
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The X-37 orbital vehicle is being adapted for use as a U.S.Air Force testbed.
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