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Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:05 am
by WildBill
The US military's secret X-37B 'mini shuttle' lands in California after 15 months in orbit.
Have you heard about this?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/spac ... ssion.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:14 am
by Teamless
WildBill wrote:Have you heard about this?
Nope, and why? Because its a Secret

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:08 am
by sjfcontrol
Now that you know -- You'll have to be kilt!
(Uh Oh, Me Too!

)
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:11 am
by WildBill
sjfcontrol wrote:Now that you know -- You'll have to be kilt!
(Uh Oh, Me Too!

)
What secret rocket? Never heard of it.

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:16 am
by sjfcontrol
WildBill wrote:sjfcontrol wrote:Now that you know -- You'll have to be kilt!
(Uh Oh, Me Too!

)
What secret rocket? Never heard of it.

Too late, you've already outed yourself. Maybe the mods will be kind and delete this thread before half the forum members are wiped out!
Or maybe not, since then THEY'D be outed, too!
Oh My!
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:25 am
by old farmer
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:28 am
by surprise_i'm_armed
I keep hearing quiet breathing and clicks on my cell phone.
Could that be related to me reading this thread? :-)
SIA
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:28 am
by sjfcontrol
Waiting for the orders...

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:33 am
by sjfcontrol
surprise_i'm_armed wrote:I keep hearing quiet breathing and clicks on my cell phone.
Could that be related to me reading this thread? :-)
SIA
Actually, it'd be more suspicious if you heard nothing at all.

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:59 am
by sugar land dave
WildBill wrote:The US military's secret X-37B 'mini shuttle' lands in California after 15 months in orbit.
Have you heard about this?
I can neither confirm or deny....

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:25 pm
by C-dub
Yup. This one was up more than twice as long as the first one.
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:59 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Drudge has had links about it a couple of times over the past couple of weeks.
The ship looks massive until you see someone standing next to it and realize that it is too small to hold a man.
Here's some pictures of it:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/mystery-mi ... slideshow/
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:04 pm
by WildBill
The Annoyed Man wrote:Drudge has had links about it a couple of times over the past couple of weeks.
The ship looks massive until you see someone standing next to it and realize that it is too small to hold a man.
I have heard that there is room for a Gurkha.

Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:09 pm
by Dave2
The thermal imaging video at the end looked cool! Er, neat!
Re: Secret Mini-Shuttle Returns After 15 months in Orbit
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:10 pm
by The Annoyed Man
WildBill wrote:The Annoyed Man wrote:Drudge has had links about it a couple of times over the past couple of weeks.
The ship looks massive until you see someone standing next to it and realize that it is too small to hold a man.
I have heard that there is room for a Gurkha.

Actually, it might hold a couple of Gurkhas.