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Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:49 pm
by tacticool
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.
You mean it's... A DRONE?!

:willynilly:

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:41 pm
by puma guy
C-dub wrote:
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.
and the really, really secret first one before the first one was not as big as that! :cool:

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:17 pm
by MadMonkey
tacticool wrote:You mean it's... A DRONE?!
.......Image

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:47 pm
by C-dub
Some other article I read said that it's cargo bay was about the size of a pickup truck bed.

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:02 pm
by Warhammer
sjfcontrol wrote:Now that you know -- You'll have to be kilt!
(Uh Oh, Me Too! :shock: )

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There, now everyone who read this has been kilt.
I hope you're happy.

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:13 pm
by sjfcontrol
No, now they've been kilted! They've yet to me kilt!

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:27 pm
by speedsix
...beam me up, Scottie!!!

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:50 am
by Beiruty
I need a ride. Please make it on July 4th. I love to watch the fireworks from above. "rlol"