December 18th 08, 02:21 PM
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...Military Space Plane (X-37b) to Launch February 26
On Dec 15, 6:38*pm, "jonathan" wrote:
X-37bhttp://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://www.skyrocket.de/spa...
February 26, 2009: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to launch the
Pentagon's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle space plane prototype from Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches..._schedule.html
"The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is similar to the space shuttle, except it's
about a fourth the size and unmanned. The OTV can return from space on its own,
said Lt. Col. Kevin Walker, an Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office program
manager. "
"The X-37 program, originally a NASA initiative, was transferred to the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency in 2004. The Air Force's X-37B program builds
upon the early development and testing conducted by NASA, DARPA and the Air
Force Research Laboratory."http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123032226
* * Gee, I wonder what else was transferred from NASA to the military under
Bush?
WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force has decided not to adopt NASAs orphaned X-33
and X-34 experimental rockets or take on a greater role in the agencys X-37
space
vehicle program, according to industry and government sources.
X-37, meanwhile, remains a funded NASA program with limited Air Force
involvement.
An Air Force spokesperson declined to comment on the matterhttp://www.space.com/news/military_space_010905.html
.....ohmygosh....they lied to us about the X-37! *Go figure.
* * * * So what really happened to the X-33?
NASA Concludes X-33 Engine Test Series with
90-Second Burn
"There were no anomalies," Foerman said. "It looks like it was a good test.
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