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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 25, 2014 22:23:36 GMT
The US military's top-secret version of the space shuttle has completed a nearly two-year-long classified mission.
The space plane, known as the X-37B, landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Southern California coast on Friday after circling the Earth for 674 days.
What the shuttle was doing during that time remains a mystery. Speaking to Sky News, space journalist Kate Arkless Gray said: "What we do know is that this is the third flight of the X-37B.
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Post by salopstick on Oct 25, 2014 22:34:30 GMT
Toby Ziegler told us about this years ago.
A space bomber
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 25, 2014 23:27:33 GMT
OH!
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Post by ashtonstokie on Oct 26, 2014 9:18:09 GMT
Is anyone inside it?
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Post by Beertricks Potter on Oct 26, 2014 13:16:36 GMT
No, it was un-manned. it's also about a quarter of the size of the NASA space shuttle. sounds like the military have expanded their drone tech. |
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Post by ashtonstokie on Oct 26, 2014 15:17:45 GMT
No, it was un-manned. it's also about a quarter of the size of the NASA space shuttle. sounds like the military have expanded their drone tech. Ah right guess that would explain the no windows. Wonder what they have planned. |
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Oct 26, 2014 15:20:35 GMT
I can't wait until this is released into the public eye, and on TV in front of millions of people, Barack Obama says,
"We're sending a drone to Uranus".
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 26, 2014 16:43:18 GMT
I can't wait until this is released into the public eye, and on TV in front of millions of people, Barack Obama says, "We're sending a drone to Uranus". It is in the public eye now. I nearly had my ass shot off taking that picture.  |
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Post by britsabroad on Oct 26, 2014 16:51:24 GMT
What i find amazing is if they're telling us about this, what on earth do they have up there that they're not telling us about.
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Post by Northy on Oct 26, 2014 18:55:06 GMT
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Oct 26, 2014 20:20:15 GMT
What i find amazing is if they're telling us about this, what on earth do they have up there that they're not telling us about. Exactly. This would be a project developed 'in the black' about 20 years ago. ..I cannot imagine what's being developed now. |
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 26, 2014 20:23:58 GMT
What i find amazing is if they're telling us about this, what on earth do they have up there that they're not telling us about. Exactly. This would be a project developed 'in the black' about 20 years ago. ..I cannot imagine what's being developed now. Perhaps NASA have developed a Grill to use in space. And have been frying sausages for 2 years.  |
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Oct 26, 2014 20:47:17 GMT
Exactly. This would be a project developed 'in the black' about 20 years ago. ..I cannot imagine what's being developed now. Perhaps NASA have developed a Grill to use in space. And have been frying sausages for 2 years. The Lockheed-Martin SR-72 can (allegedly) fly from take off to mach 6 in less time than it takes to fry a sausage. Hard to believe I know. It does this using a system of ramjets and turbos & a new engine called a scramjet (fuelled by air & methane). Why not just use a traditional frying pan? :-( |
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 26, 2014 21:00:34 GMT
Perhaps NASA have developed a Grill to use in space. And have been frying sausages for 2 years. The Lockheed-Martin SR-72 can (allegedly) fly from take off to mach 6 in less time than it takes to fry a sausage. Hard to believe I know. It does this using a system of ramjets and turbos & a new engine called a scramjet (fuelled by air & methane). Why not just use a traditional frying pan? :-( You know these geeks at NASA gadgets for gadgets sake. |
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Oct 26, 2014 21:10:57 GMT
The Lockheed-Martin SR-72 can (allegedly) fly from take off to mach 6 in less time than it takes to fry a sausage. Hard to believe I know. It does this using a system of ramjets and turbos & a new engine called a scramjet (fuelled by air & methane). Why not just use a traditional frying pan? :-( You know these geeks at NASA gadgets for gadgets sake. Think of all the sausage wasted in the process :-( |
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Post by salopstick on Oct 26, 2014 21:13:50 GMT
NASA spent millions developing a pen that will work in space
The Russians took a pencil
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 26, 2014 21:14:15 GMT
You know these geeks at NASA gadgets for gadgets sake. Think of all the sausage wasted in the process :-( Oh! I am believe me.  |
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Oct 26, 2014 21:39:43 GMT
Bravo (thumbs up)
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Post by Squeekster on Oct 26, 2014 21:42:48 GMT
Isn't NASA nomore?
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Post by salopstick on Oct 26, 2014 22:27:56 GMT
Same horse different jockey |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Oct 27, 2014 8:21:15 GMT
NASA spent millions developing a pen that will work in space The Russians took a pencil A good story, but not true. They both used pencils initially, but they proved potentially dangerous as the tips could break off. That's not a problem on Earth, but it's pretty serious in zero gravity. The Space Pen, was developed independently of NASA, and they simply bought them off the manufacturer. One of the better urban myths. |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 27, 2014 8:28:12 GMT
NASA spent millions developing a pen that will work in space The Russians took a pencil A good story, but not true. They both used pencils initially, but they proved potentially dangerous as the tips could break off. That's not a problem on Earth, but it's pretty serious in zero gravity. The Space Pen, was developed independently of NASA, and they simply bought them off the manufacturer. One of the better urban myths. Si it was a complete write off then?  I'll get me coat. |
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Post by salopstick on Oct 27, 2014 9:00:47 GMT
NASA spent millions developing a pen that will work in space The Russians took a pencil A good story, but not true. They both used pencils initially, but they proved potentially dangerous as the tips could break off. That's not a problem on Earth, but it's pretty serious in zero gravity. The Space Pen, was developed independently of NASA, and they simply bought them off the manufacturer. One of the better urban myths. based on some truth though |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Oct 27, 2014 9:06:13 GMT
A good story, but not true. They both used pencils initially, but they proved potentially dangerous as the tips could break off. That's not a problem on Earth, but it's pretty serious in zero gravity. The Space Pen, was developed independently of NASA, and they simply bought them off the manufacturer. One of the better urban myths. based on some truth though The best lies are! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 12:01:42 GMT
It boldly went where no fooker went before.
No windows suggests near to the Sun or a Woman driver
Not A Single Alien (NASA)
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Post by LGH87 on Oct 27, 2014 12:21:59 GMT
Doesn't sound like the Guardian has much idea. Guardian |
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Post by britsabroad on Oct 28, 2014 12:32:17 GMT
My own speculation is that its actually a fairly simple interim craft, designed to carry the classified payloads that the Shuttle used to carry to and (more importantly) from orbit. Stuff they can't send up on commercial/Russian rockets and may need careful deployment, and stuff they need to bring back again.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2014 13:38:55 GMT
They've just been completing research to see if Piers Morgans sense of self importance is the largest man-made object to be visible from space.
It isn't - it was narrowly beaten by Jo Brands gunt
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