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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/experimental-space-plane-launched.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="An Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with an unmanned space plane from Cape Canaveral, Florida (A)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/min-experimental-space-plane-launched.jpg" alt="An Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with an unmanned space plane from Cape Canaveral, Florida (A)"/></a></p>
<p>The US Air Force has launched a second experimental space plane that resembles a small shuttle.</p>
<p>An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off with the unmanned space plane on Saturday afternoon from Cape Canaveral, Florida. </p>
<p>Air Force officials were tight-lipped about the X-37B orbital test vehicle &#8211; the second of its type to be launched.</p>
<p>The first rocketed into orbit last spring. It landed in California in December following a 270-day mission.</p>
<p>The X-37B is 29-feet long with a wing span of 15-feet.</p>
<p>The Air Force said the newest craft will serve as a test platform for satellite sensors and systems. </p>
<p>Officials said the voyage will build upon what was learned during the first mission, though they are not saying what that was.</p>
<p>The ultimate purpose of the X-37B and details about the craft largely remain a mystery.</p>
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