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Amateur Astronomers Track Military's Secret Mini-Shuttle
May 26, 2010 03:36 PM ET // Irene Klotz
Amateur astronomers have glimpsed beneath a cloak of secrecy shrouding the military's miniature robotic space shuttle, which was launched last month on a trial run.
Secret Military Mini-Shuttle Cleared For Landing
Nov 30, 2010 08:08 PM ET // Irene Klotz
The hush-hush mission of a robotic miniature space shuttle, known in military parlance as the "Orbital Test Vehicle," or X-37B, is heading for a California landing this week, the Air Force said Tuesday.
Secret Mini-Shuttle Lands in California
Dec 3, 2010 12:39 PM ET // Irene Klotz
The Air Force's secrecy-shrouded unmanned space plane returned to Earth early Friday.
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The Mind Blowers
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The Big Number
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The Big Number
-- Million: The value of jewels stolen from the hotel room of a Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller at the Cannes film festival
Big Quote
"I don't ever want to lose my kids."
-- Melissa Torrez who hopped in her car and gave chase after a man who had grabbed her 4-year-old daughter from her family's yard. The suspect was caught and charged with attempted kidnapping
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