Wonder how many nudie pictures those wild and crazy techs capture when no one is looking?
No national secret too big the NYTimes won't share with our enemies.
Shrouded in secrecy, shrouded during launch!
The X-37B was originally scheduled for launch in the
payload bay of the Space Shuttle, but following the Columbia
accident, it was transferred to a Delta II 7920.
It was subsequently transferred to a shrouded configuration
on the Atlas V following concerns over the unshrouded
spacecraft's aerodynamic properties during launch.
Payload are would make handy storage for satellites from (less friendly) foreign countries. ;-)
From Article: Molczan said the X-37B was orbiting about 225 miles high and circling the planet about once every 90 minutes
The stat above is roughly the same for the space shuttles, fyi.
I don’t get what the deal is with putting weapons in space. I figure controlling the high ground is a smart tactic and we should be putting enough firepower up there to toast mecca (as an example) at will