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Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

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The US military's secret X-37B 'mini shuttle' lands in California after 15 months in orbit.

Have you heard about this?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/spac ... ssion.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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WildBill wrote:Have you heard about this?
Nope, and why? Because its a Secret "rlol"
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Now that you know -- You'll have to be kilt!
(Uh Oh, Me Too! :shock: )
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sjfcontrol wrote:Now that you know -- You'll have to be kilt!
(Uh Oh, Me Too! :shock: )
What secret rocket? Never heard of it. :shock:
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WildBill wrote:
sjfcontrol wrote:Now that you know -- You'll have to be kilt!
(Uh Oh, Me Too! :shock: )
What secret rocket? Never heard of it. :shock:
Too late, you've already outed yourself. Maybe the mods will be kind and delete this thread before half the forum members are wiped out!
Or maybe not, since then THEY'D be outed, too!

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What are the black SUV doing in front of my house.... :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5:
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I keep hearing quiet breathing and clicks on my cell phone.

Could that be related to me reading this thread? :-)

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old farmer wrote::tiphat:
What are the black SUV doing in front of my house.... :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5:
Waiting for the orders... :mrgreen:
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surprise_i'm_armed wrote:I keep hearing quiet breathing and clicks on my cell phone.

Could that be related to me reading this thread? :-)

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Actually, it'd be more suspicious if you heard nothing at all. :nono:
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WildBill wrote:The US military's secret X-37B 'mini shuttle' lands in California after 15 months in orbit.

Have you heard about this?
I can neither confirm or deny.... :biggrinjester:
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WildBill wrote:The US military's secret X-37B 'mini shuttle' lands in California after 15 months in orbit.

Have you heard about this?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/spac ... ssion.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yup. This one was up more than twice as long as the first one.
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Drudge has had links about it a couple of times over the past couple of weeks.

The ship looks massive until you see someone standing next to it and realize that it is too small to hold a man.

Here's some pictures of it: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/mystery-mi ... slideshow/
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The Annoyed Man wrote:Drudge has had links about it a couple of times over the past couple of weeks.

The ship looks massive until you see someone standing next to it and realize that it is too small to hold a man.
I have heard that there is room for a Gurkha. "rlol"
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WildBill wrote:Have you heard about this?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/spac ... ssion.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The thermal imaging video at the end looked cool! Er, neat!
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WildBill wrote:
The Annoyed Man wrote:Drudge has had links about it a couple of times over the past couple of weeks.

The ship looks massive until you see someone standing next to it and realize that it is too small to hold a man.
I have heard that there is room for a Gurkha. "rlol"
Actually, it might hold a couple of Gurkhas. :mrgreen:
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