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Old August 24th 03, 07:53 PM
Dholmes
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Why is the X-37 almost 60% fuel?

That should give it over 2 km/sec velocity change.

All it should need is enough fuel to be able to stabilize its orbit and do a
deorbit burn

It seems capable of about 5 times the needed velocity change.


 




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