Inspections have begun on Air Force space plane

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Inspections have begun on Air Force space plane
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1012/12x37review

{EXCERPT} Spaceflight Now - Stephen Clark -- US Air Force and Boeing Co..
engineers will thoroughly review the performance of the first X-37B space
plane
before committing to launching...

Shouldn't it be noted that some recent prototypes, like the X-33
began as 1/3 scale of the intended final design.
And that the x-37b is about 30 feet long, and the shuttles
about 120 feet.

If the military decides to built a new 90 foot unmanned version
of the old shuttles, what would be the booster?


X-37 is not a prototype. It is just a test vehicle, an end in
itself. It is not a shuttle replacement.