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1 posted on 05/25/2010 8:19:42 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

Wonder how many nudie pictures those wild and crazy techs capture when no one is looking?


2 posted on 05/25/2010 8:28:52 AM PDT by devane617 (VOTE THEM OUT! ALL OF THEM!)
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To: Rebelbase
28th in evening looks like my best shot to catch a glimpse.
3 posted on 05/25/2010 8:40:23 AM PDT by BallyBill (WARNING:Taking me serious could cause stress related illness.)
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To: Rebelbase
...reveals a report by the New York Times.

No national secret too big the NYTimes won't share with our enemies.

4 posted on 05/25/2010 8:53:33 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Rebelbase
. . .The craft was shrouded in operational secrecy, . ..

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.

5 posted on 05/25/2010 8:57:37 AM PDT by skeptoid
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To: Rebelbase

Payload are would make handy storage for satellites from (less friendly) foreign countries. ;-)


6 posted on 05/25/2010 9:03:03 AM PDT by xenob
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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.


8 posted on 05/25/2010 9:09:17 AM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: Rebelbase

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


12 posted on 05/25/2010 10:34:25 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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