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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on March 07, 2011, 01:49

Title: U.S. Air Force robotic space plane set for second long-duration flight
Post by: sam on March 07, 2011, 01:49

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In 2010, a new U.S. Air Force test vehicle, the X-37B, took flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The unmanned plane, which looks a bit like a compact version of the space shuttle, later landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, completing its autonomous flight. "There is no one on the ground with a joystick flying it," Lieutenant Colonel Troy Giese, the vehicle's systems program director, said in a statement before launch.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=us-air-force-space-plane-set-for-se-2011-03-03

Title: Re: U.S. Air Force robotic space plane set for second long-duration flight
Post by: Clive on March 07, 2011, 07:21

I always enjoy seeing the future.   8-)

Title: Re: U.S. Air Force robotic space plane set for second long-duration flight
Post by: Rik on March 07, 2011, 09:33

I've seen it, Clive. Don't rush to get there. ;D

Title: Re: U.S. Air Force robotic space plane set for second long-duration flight
Post by: Clive on March 07, 2011, 11:19

 :pmsl:  I intend to take my time.   ;D