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Old December 14th 10, 06:23 AM posted to rec.sport.pro-wrestling,rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.shuttle
David E. Powell
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Default X-37B Spaceplane returns to earth!

Video and pics he

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1012/12x37review/

I wonder if they've got Buck Rogers on that thing? Look at it, reminds
me of the Gil Gerard Buck Rogers ship!

Pretty neat!

Credit to Otis W who posted it originally on rec.av.mil.
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Old December 14th 10, 02:04 PM posted to rec.sport.pro-wrestling,rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.shuttle
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On 14/12/2010 8:53 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
Why, if they have been developing this sort of tech, have they kept it
military. Seems completely pointless, especially so at the present time of
no othe vehicle with a manned capability.
Brian


What makes you think the X-37B has manned capability?
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Old December 14th 10, 02:19 PM posted to rec.sport.pro-wrestling,rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.shuttle
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In article , Briang1
@blueyonder.co.uk says...

Why, if they have been developing this sort of tech, have they kept it
military. Seems completely pointless, especially so at the present time of
no othe vehicle with a manned capability.


You do realize this was originally a NASA project, right?

Jeff
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Old December 14th 10, 08:22 PM posted to rec.sport.pro-wrestling,rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.shuttle
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:23:23 -0800 (PST), "David E. Powell"
wrote:

Video and pics he

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1012/12x37review/

I wonder if they've got Buck Rogers on that thing? Look at it, reminds
me of the Gil Gerard Buck Rogers ship!

Pretty neat!

Credit to Otis W who posted it originally on rec.av.mil.


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Old December 14th 10, 09:41 PM posted to rec.sport.pro-wrestling,rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.shuttle
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The next one's already being prepared for launch:

"Richard McKinney, Air Force undersecretary for
space programs, says the second test X-37B –
OTV-2 – is being prepared in Boeing’s California
space facilities for transfer “soon” to Cape Canaveral.
From there it will be launched on an Atlas V in the
March-April 2011 time period."

See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...paredForLaunch
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Old December 15th 10, 12:28 AM posted to rec.sport.pro-wrestling,rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.shuttle
Alan Erskine[_3_]
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On 15/12/2010 12:19 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:
In , Briang1
@blueyonder.co.uk says...

Why, if they have been developing this sort of tech, have they kept it
military. Seems completely pointless, especially so at the present time of
no othe vehicle with a manned capability.


You do realize this was originally a NASA project, right?

Jeff


And?
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Old December 15th 10, 03:25 AM posted to rec.sport.pro-wrestling,rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.shuttle
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On 12/14/2010 6:19 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:
In , Briang1
@blueyonder.co.uk says...

Why, if they have been developing this sort of tech, have they kept it
military. Seems completely pointless, especially so at the present time of
no othe vehicle with a manned capability.


You do realize this was originally a NASA project, right?


Just like all those manned NASA probes to Mars?
 




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