Fwd: [New post] Atlas V Inserts Classified OTV-3 Mini-Shuttle into Orbit

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From: AmericaSpace <donotreply@wordpress.com>
Date: December 11, 2012 12:27:23 PM GMT-06:00
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Subject: [New post] Atlas V Inserts Classified OTV-3 Mini-Shuttle into Orbit

Ben Evans posted: "[caption id="attachment_28380" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Photo Credit: Alan Walters / awaltersphoto.com[/caption] After several delays, a United Launch Alliance (ULA)  Atlas V rocket thundered aloft on time this afternoon (Tuesday) on a mission " New post on AmericaSpace Atlas V Inserts Classified OTV-3 Mini-Shuttle into Orbit by Ben Evans After several delays, a United Launch Alliance (ULA)  Atlas V rocket thundered aloft on time this afternoon (Tuesday) on a mission to deliver a secretive and controversial U.S. Air Force mini-shuttle into orbit. Liftoff occurred at 1:03 pm EST, right at the opening of a five-hour 'launch window', from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station [...] Read more of this post Ben Evans | December 11, 2012 at 1:27 pm | Tags: aerospace, Atlas V 501, Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS, Centaur, Edwards Air Force Base, Exploration, Explore, GPS II-F3, Jim Sponnick, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, OTV-1, OTV-2, OTV-3, Pad 41, RD-180, RL-10, rocket, Rockets, Shuttle, Shuttle Landing Facility, SLC-41, SLF, Space, space exploration, Space Launch Complex 41, space shuttle, ULA, United Launch Alliance, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vertical Integration Facility, X-37B | Categories: Atlas V, Ben Evans, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS, X-37B | URL: http://wp.me/p1YCNG-7lX Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.americaspace.org/?p=28269