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Image of the military spacecraft, X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (© U.S. AIR FORCE/AP)

Shhh, a supersecret new space shuttle is secretly launching today

12/11/2012

Can you keep a secret? Good. Keep this between us: The new supersecret space shuttle, the X-37B, is scheduled to be launched today at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Shhh! Don’t forget, this is a secret. The X-37B is only one quarter the size of the old space shuttle and is fully automatic, able to fly around space and come back to Earth all without a pilot. However, unlike the fact that we know the X-37B exists and that it’s supposed to be blasting off at some point today, the reason for its mission is still unknown. Turns out we can successfully keep one thing under wraps. [Source]

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