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Technicians work on the the first X-37B space plane after a smooth landing on Dec. 3, 2010 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The same X-37B spacecraft launched back into space on Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by U.S. Air Force)

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18 October 2014

Military space plane lands after record 674-day secret mission

An unpiloted Air Force space plane glided back to Earth Friday after a record 674-day stay in orbit, closing out a clandestine military mission with a computer-controlled landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif....

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Military space plane lands after record 674-day secret mission

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