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Unmanned US spacecraft returns after 7-month trip
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| Dec 3, 6:36 AM (ET)
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Posted on 12/04/2010 8:41:19 PM PST by Texas Fossil
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - The U.S. Air Force's secrecy-shrouded X-37B unmanned spaceplane returned to Earth early Friday after more than seven months in orbit on a classified mission, officials said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: boeing; nasa; returns; space; spacecraft; spaceexploration; vandenberg; x37b
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The winged craft autonomously landed at at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, Vandenburg spokesman Jeremy Eggers said.
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Pilotless Aircraft.
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:42:33 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Texas Fossil
The winged craft autonomously landed at at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, Vandenburg spokesman Jeremy Eggers said. Didn't this start off with 3 astronauts onboard? I am pretty sure I saw this on The Twilight Zone...
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:43:22 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Lt. Drebin: Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through.)
To: Texas Fossil
Sorry the link for the pic did not work. You will have to go to Drudge and look mid-page.
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:43:30 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Texas Fossil
"..on a classified mission, "
Check WikiLeaks
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:46:52 PM PST
by
evad
(Every time a conservative votes, a liberal cries)
To: freedumb2003
...I thought it was Night of the Living Dead...
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:48:36 PM PST
by
MSF BU
(YR'S Please Support our troops: JOIN THEM!)
To: Texas Fossil
The winged craft autonomously landed... That is a pretty good trick, bravo!
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:48:57 PM PST
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:49:54 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: Texas Fossil; a fool in paradise
To: Revolting cat!
This was a visit to the “V” mother ship ~ what do you think?
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:52:13 PM PST
by
muawiyah
(GIT OUT THE WAY ~ REPUBLICANS COMIN' THROUGH)
To: Texas Fossil
Makes a lot more sense than building a space station that does nothing!!
To: Texas Fossil
Wonder if it bumped into Rita X's mother ship while it was out thar yonder.
Leni
To: TomGuy
Thanks for the link on pic.
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:56:48 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Revolting cat!
unmanned spaceplane returnedThat states there was no crew. Unless it is like most AP articles and way off the mark.
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posted on
12/04/2010 8:58:28 PM PST
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Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Texas Fossil; a fool in paradise
OK, so it landed without a crew. How did it take off, huh?
To: Texas Fossil
Is this the “Twilight Zone” episode where a ship returns from space and all the astronauts, one by one, disappear?
To: Revolting cat!
Unlike the shuttle, it was designed for launch like a satellite, housed in a fairing atop the expendable Atlas V rocketIt is launched on top of an Atlas V rocket. Supported like early space capsules with a gantry.
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posted on
12/04/2010 9:07:56 PM PST
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Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: MinuteGal
You beat me to it! I was going to say RUSH paid for Rita X to linkup with the Mother Ship...
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posted on
12/04/2010 9:10:01 PM PST
by
tubebender
(If you can not read, this thread will tell you how to get help)
To: LeonardFMason
Nope.
It would be nice if we could make all our Bad POLS dissappear like the Twilight Zone episode you mentioned.
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posted on
12/04/2010 9:10:20 PM PST
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Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Texas Fossil
Nice, just like the Soviets did back in 1988.
Still, it is pretty sweet that we have an operational space plane :)
Oh Lord, please let it have anti-satellite capabilities so that we may smite our enemies' space junk.
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posted on
12/04/2010 9:21:32 PM PST
by
andyk
(Hi, my name's Andy, and I am a BF 1942 / Desert Combat junkie.)
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