U.S. military's secret mini-shuttle lifts off from Florida
1 of 4. A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the U.S. military's X-37B spacecraft lifts off from launch complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 11, 2012.
(Reuters) - An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket carrying a small robotic space shuttle lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Tuesday for the third flight in a classified military test program.
Credit: Reuters/Scott Audette
Irene Klotz
Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:02pm EST
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