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Title: Inside the Air Force's Secret Mission X-37B Space Plane
Post by: lucciano85m on October 06, 2011, 11:30:24 PM

After nearly seven months of flight, the U.S. Air Force's latest X-37 robotic space plane is nearing a milestone in its secret mission in Earth orbit as it chalks up mileage and operational experience.

As of last week, the reusable X-37B space plane had been in orbit for more than 206 days, two months shy of its 270-day mission design lifetime. The spacecraft, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, launched on its clandestine mission on March 5 from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
(http://www.xairforces.net/images/news/main_news/041011_NASA_X-37B.jpg)
http://www.xairforces.net/newsd.asp?newsid=558&newst=7

Title: Re: Inside the Air Force's Secret Mission X-37B Space Plane
Post by: shawn a on October 13, 2011, 08:11:26 AM

I can't imagine it being kept up there for this long without it carrying out an active military mission, not just "testing".