[ClearCase_guy]

The drone ... talks to me. It tell me to do things ... bad things.

"Jump the fence" it tells me.

"The atmosphere is collapsing" it tells me.

"Tell the president" it says.

[Jack Hydrazine]

It’s a great re-usable orbital testing platform.

[molson209]

looking for a place for the Obama Presidential Library

[humblegunner]

What is the Pentagon’s secret space drone doing?

Obviously it's droning secret space.

Pay attention, man.

[Little Pig]

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”?

[Jonty30]

Ask the Russians or Chinese.

[CodeToad]

” 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.

[Jack Hydrazine]

You can download for free, print out, and put together a paper model of the X-37b.
http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models_postapollo.html

Paper model for sale.
http://www.ecardmodels.com/index.php/catalogsearch/result/?q=X-37b&x=0&y=0

[Ben Mugged]

I read the article. They don’t have a clue.

[FreeAtlanta]

Looking for Obama’s real Birth Certificate?

[KarlInOhio]

What good is having a reusable space plane if you just launch it and leave it in orbit? Rather than having three launches it should have had a dozen. The military needs to focus on quick replacement of GPS, communication and recon satellites in event of a major war. I expect the Chinese and Russians will use anti-satellite capability to knock out our satellites and we risk a revolution and end of American democracy if the DirectTV satellites are taken out during football season.

[Redcitizen]

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.

[jyro]

It’s watching the White House fence for jumpers while the Secret Service is on break.

[Secret Agent Man]

probably mapping out obama’s us citizen “enemies”.

[clearcarbon]

[PIF]

“X-37B is being used to carry secret satellites and classified sensors into space ... “

That’s the cover story. It just waiting for a delayed shipment from the secret Mars colonies ...

[rsobin]

If it’s not making nice with Islam NASA is disrespecting the prez.

[blueunicorn6]

At least a hundred miles an hour or it’d drop outta the sky like a rock.

[LibWhacker]

Wait... Is there just one space plane or a fleet of them? Even the Space Shuttle, on which the Space Plane is based, required a fleet to get anything accomplished. I can’t believe the Space Plane could carry something into orbit that would fit in the back of my pickup that would somehow threaten the whole world if we fully developed it, which is how everyone is acting. I’m speaking figuratively, of course, about how our enemies are almost in hysterics about our little Chevy Silverado in space.

[uglybiker]

It’s doing secret.....space...................stuff.