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2025-02-22 Science & Technology

First In-Orbit Image Released From Classified X-37 Spaceplane

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-22 05:14|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top

#1 Cool pics. At least Boeing got this right, it seems

Posted by Frank G 2025-02-22 08:20|| 2025-02-22 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Space Drone

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-02-22 08:57|| 2025-02-22 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Easy to get right when you don't have to carry living creatures...

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-02-22 09:29|| 2025-02-22 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 'easy' ?

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-22 09:58|| 2025-02-22 09:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Divisions of Boeing still work very well. X-37 is an amazing craft and its real purpose is just testing tech. What it is testing... well... let's just say it has been guessed and not talked about by the press. I'll leave the rest to your imagination. No death rays though.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-02-22 12:53|| 2025-02-22 12:53|| Front Page Top

#6 No death rays though.
That'll be the Israeli version ;-)

I had no idea it was flying at such a high altitude

Posted by Frank G 2025-02-22 12:57|| 2025-02-22 12:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Curious as to those hazmat suits.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2025-02-22 13:46|| 2025-02-22 13:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Looks like 22,000 Miles orbit...had to look it up.

Posted by Ulailet+Thud3602 2025-02-22 14:09|| 2025-02-22 14:09|| Front Page Top

#9 That's geosync range.

Hazmat suits for the toxic fuel spillage.
Might be recharging the old dinosaurs out there in the mothball orbits.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-22 16:35|| 2025-02-22 16:35|| Front Page Top

#10 'easy' ?

Easy enough when you don't have to factor in environmental stuff.

Of course it's all relative, nothing easy about space, much less coming back to earth intact.

It's much simpler when one can leave outr certain stuff...

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-02-22 22:31|| 2025-02-22 22:31|| Front Page Top

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