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US Air Force To Launch Seventh X-37B Mission

Handout photo dated March 5, 2011 shows the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), the Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. (PDT) June 16. The U.S. Space Force is preparing for the launch of the enigmatic X-37B space plane aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Taking place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 7th, the upcoming mission, known as USSF-52, marks a significant milestone as it will be the first time the X-37B launches on a Falcon Heavy. While the X-37B’s capabilities and operations remain shrouded in secrecy, the Space Force has shed some light on its mission objectives. The upcoming flight will build upon previous missions that utilized the X-37B as a platform for launching and testing experimental payloads before safely returning them to Earth. Photo by Boeing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People busy sorting bonito at Kesennuma port

KESENNUMA, Japan - Bonito are sorted at a port in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 16, 2014. Repair work on the quay wall was completed in May after it was severely damaged in the 2011 tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.

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Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara, 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (3rd from R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara (2nd from L), 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits with their family members in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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Half-marathon in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L) Japanese-born comedian Hiroshi Neko, who took Cambodian citizenship in 2011 and whose real name is Kuniaki Takizaki, Cambodia's Hem Bunting and Phan Sopheak pose during the award ceremony for an international half-marathon in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 16, 2013, after finishing second, first and third respectively in the event.

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Half-marathon in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's Hem Bunting (L) and Japanese-born comedian Hiroshi Neko, who took Cambodian citizenship in 2011, compete in an international half-marathon in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 16, 2013. Bunting won the event, while Neko, whose real name is Kuniaki Takizaki, finished second.

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Matsuzaka makes 1st rehab start

SALEM, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a professional game for the first time since May 16, 2011, and since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June. Matsuzaka began a rehab assignment with the Single-A Advanced Salem in Salem, Virginia, on April 23, 2012.

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Uotsuri Island

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said April 16, 2012, that the Tokyo metropolitan government is in negotiations with the owners of the disputed islands with the aim of buying them by the end of this year to protect Japanese territory.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, (from L) on March 16, June 2 and Sept. 3, 2011, show that rubble from the March 11 tsunami has been mostly removed. Student volunteers in the newest photo are clearing small pieces of debris.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ONAGAWA, Japan - Photos of an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 16, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the debris of buildings demolished by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has been removed.

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Antarctic penguin treated in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2011 shows an emperor penguin at Wellington Zoo in Wellington, New Zealand. Named Happy Feet, the male, about 3 and half years old, was found after drifting ashore in the country from the Antarctic in late June and is being treated at the zoo.

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Film on double A-bomb survivor Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in June 2009 shows Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The screening of a 2006 documentary film about him, ''Double Victim of the Atomic Bomb,'' and its 2011 sequel, ''Double Victim of the Atomic Bomb/The Testament of Yamaguchi Tsutomu,'' was held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in London, on Aug. 16, 2011.

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Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011, shows Nos. 1 (front) and 2 (back) reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. The No. 1 unit will be manually halted due to a problem with its cooling system, prefectural officials said July 16, 2011.

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Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011, shows Nos. 1 to 4 reactors (from front to back) at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. The No. 1 unit will be manually halted due to a problem with its cooling system, prefectural officials said July 16, 2011.

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Nadal reaches Wimbledon last 16

LONDON, Britain - Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Gilles Muller of Luxembourg during a men's singles third-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Nadal advanced to the fourth round and the last 16 by beating Muller 7-6, 7-6, 6-0.

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McIlroy wins U.S. Open with new record

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland celebrates with his father after winning the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy captured his first major title with a 16-under 268 total, the most strokes under par in 111 U.S. Opens.

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McIlroy wins U.S. Open with new record

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland watches his birdie at the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy captured his first major title with a 16-under 268 total, the most strokes under par in 111 U.S. Opens.

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McIlroy wins U.S. Open with new record

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland celebrates with his father after winning the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy captured his first major title with a 16-under 268 total, the most strokes under par in 111 U.S. Opens.

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McIlroy wins U.S. Open with new record

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy captured his first major title with a 16-under 268 total, the most strokes under par in 111 U.S. Opens.

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McIlroy wins U.S. Open with new record

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland holds the trophy on June 19, 2011, after winning the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Maryland. McIlroy, 22, captured his first major title with a 16-under 268 total, the most strokes under par in 111 U.S. Opens.

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McIlroy wins U.S. Open with new record

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy captured his first major title with a 16-under 268 total, the most strokes under par in 111 U.S. Opens.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011.

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Yang at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Y.E. Yang of South Korea putts for a birdie at the sixth hole in the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 16, 2011.

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Studio Ghibli raises anti-nuclear power banner

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. His Studio Ghibli Inc. displayed an anti-nuclear power banner at its office in Koganei, western Tokyo, on June 16, 2011, at his initiative.

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McIlroy at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a shot during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 16, 2011.

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Japanese director stages mime in Tehran to help quake victims

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian actors perform a mime, directed by Japan's Izumi Ashizawa and based on Avesta, an ancient Persian scripture of Iran's indigenous religion Zoroastrianism, in Tehran on June 16, 2011, during a show to raise money for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Athletics' Matsui

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run, his sixth of the season and career 499th between Japan and the United States, in the third inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 16, 2011. The A's won 8-4.

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McIlroy at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is pictured during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 16, 2011.

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Nishioka returns to Twins lineup

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Tsuyoshi Nishioka (C) of the Minnesota Twins heads to the field during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field in Minneapolis on June 16, 2011. Nishioka returned to the team's lineup after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a broken leg.

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Nishioka returns to Twins lineup

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Minnesota Twins smiles after the team beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 at Target Field in Minneapolis on June 16, 2011. Nishioka returned to the team's lineup after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a broken leg.

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Nishioka returns to Twins lineup

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Minnesota Twins throws to first in the ninth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field in Minneapolis on June 16, 2011. Nishioka returned to the team's lineup after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a broken leg.

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Japanese director stages mime in Tehran to help quake victims

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian actors perform a mime, directed by Japan's Izumi Ashizawa and based on Avesta, an ancient Persian scripture of Iran's indigenous religion Zoroastrianism, in Tehran on June 16, 2011, during a show to raise money for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Eco-friendly cooling, heating system of Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on June 16, 2011, shows a refrigerating machine to regulate the temperature of water of an eco-friendly cooling and heating system for Tokyo Sky Tree and its vicinity in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.

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Underground water tank for Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an underground water tank to be used for an eco-friendly cooling and heating system for Tokyo Sky Tree and its vicinity at the construction site of the tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on June 16, 2011.

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Nishioka returns to Twins lineup

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Minnesota Twins hits an infield single in the eight inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field in Minneapolis on June 16, 2011. Nishioka returned to the team's lineup after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a broken leg.

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Ishikawa's slow start at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan is pictured at the sixth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 16, 2011. Ishikawa shot a 3-over 74 to tie for 62nd place after the first round.

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Clock at quake-hit station

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photo taken June 16, 2011, shows the inside of JR Shishiorikarakuwa Station in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The clock stopped at 2:46 p.m. when the powerful earthquake jolted the area.

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Athletics' Matsui

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui blasts a solo homer, his sixth of the season and career 499th between Japan and the United States, in the third inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 16, 2011. The A's won 8-4.

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Ishikawa at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa acknowledges the gallery after birdying on the 12th hole of the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 16, 2011.

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Japan, Cook Islands establish diplomatic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan shake hands at Kan's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2011. Japan and the Pacific island nation established diplomatic relations the same day.

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New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

DATE, Japan - Photo shows an area where radiation could potentially exceed the yardstick of 20 millisieverts per year in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 16, 2011. The government has decided to designate ''hot spots'' near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from which residents will be recommended to evacuate with government assistance due to possible high radiation levels beyond the internationally recommended standard.

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Honda's Fit Shuttle

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito stands beside the Fit Shuttle, the automaker's new compact wagon model, at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2011. The Fit Shuttle, the first new model to be launched by Honda since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, hit the market the same day.

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1st meeting of panel to check TEPCO's assets

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe (L), a lawyer heading a panel of experts to check the financial status of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks at the first meeting of the panel at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) told the panel to compile a report by September. The panel was launched to streamline TEPCO's operations to lessen the burden on taxpayers from the utility's enormous compensation payments over the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Stranded ship carried to port

KESENNUMA, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami is carried to a port on a wheeled platform in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 16, 2011.

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Stranded ship carried to port

KESENNUMA, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami is carried to a port on a wheeled platform in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 16, 2011.

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Search for quake, tsunami victims continues

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Police officers search for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on June 16, 2011.

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Tokyo Toy Show 2011

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 16, 2011, shows the booth of a toymaker, introducing its eco-friendly miniature cars that can emit light and sound without using batteries, at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2011 held at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

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Tokyo Toy Show 2011

TOKYO, Japan - A toy industry firm employee (R) holds an eco-friendly miniature car, which emits light and sound without using batteries, at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2011 on June 16, 2011, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

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Lunar eclipse in tsunami-hit area

SOMA, Japan - A partial lunar eclipse, covered by clouds, is observed at a fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, in the early hours of June 16, 2011, some three months after the area was devastated by the March 11 tsunami. The fishing boat shown in the front was washed ashore due to the disaster.

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New S. Korean envoy visits Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo (L) eats a cherry given to him by Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (R) at the Fukushima prefectural government office in Fukushima on June 16, 2011. The ambassador began his duties as Seoul's top diplomat in Japan on June 10.