{"id":16311,"date":"2015-05-21T17:57:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T09:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-sets-sail-to-orbit\/"},"modified":"2015-05-21T17:57:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T09:57:05","slug":"photos-atlas-5-sets-sail-to-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-sets-sail-to-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 sets sail to orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A windowless, robotic space shuttle with stubby wings, two tail fins, its belly covered with black thermal tiles, clam-shell doors that swing open to reveal a small payload bay and a solar array that unfurls for powering ultralong-duration missions rode back into orbit Wednesday on the fourth mission of the Air Force\u2019s reusable X-37B spaceplane project.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Scriptunas Images<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"01\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/01.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/02-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"02\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/02.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/03-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"03\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/03-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/03.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/04-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"04\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/04-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/04.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"05\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/06-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"06\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/06-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/06.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/07-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"07\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/07-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/07.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"08\" width=\"620\" height=\"928\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"09\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p>See our earlier launch coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A windowless, robotic space shuttle with stubby wings, two tail fins, its belly covered with black thermal tiles, clam-shell doors that swing open to reveal a small payload bay and a solar array that unfurls for powering ultralong-duration missions rode back into orbit Wednesday on the fourth mission of the Air Force\u2019s reusable X-37B spaceplane 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