What Was The Military's Secret Shuttle Doing In Space?
The military's shuttle X-37-B Orbital Test Vehicle landed back on Earth this week. What has it been doing in space all this time? Trace investigates. Read More: Military Mini-Shuttle Completes...
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Guys, c'mere… I have a secret… the military has a secret space shuttle! oh, everyone already knew that. So in case you didn't already know, the U.S. Air Force has a SECRET SPACE SHUTTLE! If you pay attention to space news, you probably already heard about it. I mean, Vandenberg Air Force Base sent out a press release last week telling the world it was landing last Tuesday! It's called the X-37B, and the secret part isn't that it exists, but what it's FOR. Here's what we DO know: The reusable orbiter is a fourth the size of the old NASA space shuttle -- which means it's only 9 and-a-half feet tall (2.9M) and not quite 30 feet long (8.9M). It's unmanned, and fully automated. It's launched atop an Atlas V rocket and can...
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Guys, c'mere… I have a secret… the military has a secret space shuttle! oh, everyone already knew that. So in case you didn't already know, the U.S. Air Force has a SECRET SPACE SHUTTLE! If you pay attention to space news, you probably already heard about it. I mean, Vandenberg Air Force Base sent out a press release last week telling the world it was landing last Tuesday! It's called the X-37B, and the secret part isn't that it exists, but what it's FOR. Here's what we DO know: The reusable orbiter is a fourth the size of the old NASA space shuttle -- which means it's only 9 and-a-half feet tall (2.9M) and not quite 30 feet long (8.9M). It's unmanned, and fully automated. It's launched atop an Atlas V rocket and can...
