X-37B

SteamWake · 04-23-10, 09:55 AM

Military launches a secret probe into space.

"Its kind of hard to keep a launch secret" they say...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...d-tonight.html

bookworm_020 · 04-23-10, 07:28 PM

So will they tell us when it lands or do you need to file a freedom of information request??

Wolfehunter · 04-23-10, 10:36 PM

yup... but what will it do? attack aliens...

TLAM Strike · 04-23-10, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

yup... but what will it do? attack aliens...

Naw its mission spray paint graffiti on the side of Chinese spy satellites and shut down Google Earth.

JSLTIGER · 04-24-10, 08:49 AM

Honestly? If I had to guess, my opinion would be that the thing is designed to go into orbit and retrieve enemy satellites. Imagine if you had two or three of these things in orbit during some kind of conflict with China (just an example). You could in theory deorbit several of their communications or COMPASS satellites, rendering the entire system useless.

SteamWake · 04-24-10, 09:26 AM

Scuttlebutt has it that this flight is an 'endurance' test mostly to check the battery performance.

Wolfehunter · 04-24-10, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Naw its mission spray paint graffiti on the side of Chinese spy satellites and shut down Google Earth.

Ya and it will say WE where here FIRST hehehe..

TLAM Strike · 04-24-10, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Ya and it will say WE where here FIRST hehehe..

Then the Russians will send up their 1960's vintage Soyuz and do the same to the ISS.

Anyways... this is just scary... I could swear I've seen this design before... wait...

X-37B...

I got it!

Farscape 1...

Now that can't be a coincidence...

04-23-10, 09:55 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	X-37B Military launches a secret probe into space. "Its kind of hard to keep a launch secret" they say... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...d-tonight.html __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	yup... but what will it do? attack aliens... __________________

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JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Honestly? If I had to guess, my opinion would be that the thing is designed to go into orbit and retrieve enemy satellites. Imagine if you had two or three of these things in orbit during some kind of conflict with China (just an example). You could in theory deorbit several of their communications or COMPASS satellites, rendering the entire system useless. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

04-24-10, 09:26 AM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Scuttlebutt has it that this flight is an 'endurance' test mostly to check the battery performance. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648