Posted on 09/28/2014 1:32:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
For almost two years, an unmanned space plane bearing a remarkable resemblance to NASA’s space shuttle has circled the Earth, performing a top-secret mission. It’s called the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle — but that’s pretty much all we know for certain.
Officially, the only role the Pentagon acknowledges is that the space plane is used to conduct experiments on new technologies. Theories about its mission have ranged from an orbiting space bomber to an anti-satellite weapon.
The truth, however, is likely much more obvious: According to intelligence experts and satellite watchers who have closely monitored its orbit, the X-37B is being used to carry secret satellites and classified sensors into space — a little-known role once played by NASA’s new retired space shuttle....
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
"Jump the fence" it tells me.
"The atmosphere is collapsing" it tells me.
"Tell the president" it says.
It’s a great re-usable orbital testing platform.
looking for a place for the Obama Presidential Library
Obviously it's droning secret space.
Pay attention, man.
Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if the 2-year “mission” was just a case of “we locked the keys inside (lost the encryption key/had an onboard computer failure/etc), so now we can’t bring it down”?
Ask the Russians or Chinese.
They sent the encryption key to the IRS in an email and ... well ...
It will auto-land. In a fiery way, though.
” the X-37B is being used to carry secret satellites and classified sensors into space — a little-known role once played by NASA’s new retired space shuttle....”
There ya go. That’s about it. A cheap means to test things without humans involved.
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I read the article. They don’t have a clue.
Looking for Obama’s real Birth Certificate?
Yet every couple of years, someone writes a long article about how we don't know what it is doing.
In my non technical opinion, I say it’s broken and the Air Force can’t bring it back down for reuse. Two years is a long time for a re usable space craft to float up in space.
Q. What is the Pentagon’s secret space drone doing?
A. I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee. Won’t my mama be so proud of me?
It’s watching the White House fence for jumpers while the Secret Service is on break.
In my non technical opinion, I say it’s broken and the Air Force can’t bring it back down for reuse. Two years is a long time for a re usable space craft to float up in space.
In my own opinion... It’s a long duration test bed. I can imagine new materials being tested out in a very hostile environment.
On the other hand one of my nutty co-workers says it’s a remote controlled bio-lab for super-dangerous organisms.
‘You pays your money, you get’s what you gets.’ According to the barker at the local carnival.
probably mapping out obama’s us citizen “enemies”.
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