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Gerald

11-25-12 08:55 PM

X-37B: Secrets of the US military spaceplane

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/...n/p011lj64.jpg

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The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is a US Air Force unmanned, space plane whose purpose is shrouded by secrecy. (Copyright: US Air Force)

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2012...ion=technology

Nice image,in link

Note: 25 November 2012

soopaman2

11-25-12 10:07 PM

A smaller version of the space shuttle?

Does nothing for cargo transfer into orbit.

Hey Russia! *sticks out his thumb*

Can this thing actually achieve upper orbits? If so it may be useful if scaled up.

The future of American space travel is sadly in the hands of private industry. Sir Richard Branson and others are more cutting edge than any countries space program to date. Not due to budget contraints, but due to ambition.

TLAM Strike

11-25-12 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2 (Post 1965975)

Does nothing for cargo transfer into orbit.

Well an F-16 or RQ-1 does nothing for cargo transfer either, but imagine where the Air Force would be without them. :yep:

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Can this thing actually achieve upper orbits? If so it may be useful if scaled up

The X-37B sits on the top of the Centaur stage of an Atlas V rocket, so I bet they could give the X-37B escape velocity if they really wanted to. :03:

eddie

11-25-12 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1965981)

The X-37B sits on the top of the Centaur stage of an Atlas V rocket, so I bet they could give the X-37B escape velocity if they really wanted to. :03:

It would probably need a couple of SRB's if it wants to get into orbit,lol

Catfish

11-26-12 07:02 AM

If it is "secret" it is there to kill people one way or another.

The US is now building a weapon system that can strike any location of the earth withih one hour. I can really imagine how that works for keeping peace. I can as well imagine what it does to national debt.
:hmmm:

TLAM Strike

11-26-12 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish (Post 1966128)

If it is "secret" it is there to kill people one way or another.

The U-2 was secret, and all it did was take pictures. The only people it ever killed was Major Anderson, and some ROCAF pilots.

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The US is now building a weapon system that can strike any location of the earth withih one hour. I can really imagine how that works for keeping peace. I can as well imagine what it does to national debt.
:hmmm:

We can already wipe out any country on Earth in about 15 minutes. That's one hell of a deterrent.

Oh and shame on Uncle Sam for employing all those Aerospace Engineers, with no other place to use their scarce, valuable, and irreplaceable skills and knowledge in today's economy they should be working at Wal Mart.

Stealhead

11-26-12 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1966492)

The U-2 was secret, and all it did was take pictures. The only people it ever killed was Major Anderson, and some ROCAF pilots.

We can already wipe out any country on Earth in about 15 minutes. That's one hell of a deterrent.

Oh and shame on Uncle Sam for employing all those Aerospace Engineers, with no other place to use their scarce, valuable, and irreplaceable skills and knowledge in today's economy they should be working at Wal Mart.

Most of those U-2 pilots really got killed by enemy air defenses not the U-2 directly but that came with the territory.The way I see it some things like spy planes actually can help save lives rather than take them.

yubba

11-27-12 05:04 PM

Goes up, comes down, I guess in certain circles thats all it has to do.

nikimcbee

11-27-12 06:11 PM

Where's the alien technology?

Gerald

11-27-12 06:16 PM

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/...technology.gif

yubba

11-27-12 08:47 PM

Who do think is flyin it, the keebler elfs.

Gerald

11-27-12 09:04 PM

^Obama adviser,:O:

TLAM Strike

11-27-12 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1967109)

Where's the alien technology?

Who says the technology the Air Force copied was alien...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BKCZ63_vNs

yubba

11-27-12 09:38 PM

Jay Carney ????? Bet he would rather be shot into space,,,"oooh don't make me go out there and tell them that:wah:"

Catfish

11-28-12 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1967168)

Who says the technology the Air Force copied was alien...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BKCZ63_vNs

Hahah this was great, i remember the pilot was transmitted/beamed to the 'enterprise' because of the 104 breaking apart.

So this "automatic surveyance space shuttle" comes from the future ? Looks a bit antiquated, compared to NCC 1701 :D

Greetings,
Catfish

P.S. And TLAMstrike sorry for the criticism towards those things, i just can't help it sometimes (bad memories) :salute:

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