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White Knight Testing X-37

Posted by Hemos on from the chuck-yeager-where-are-you dept.

mknewman writes "The innovative carrier plane used to air-launch SpaceShipOne has a new mission. At its inland spaceport in Mojave, Calif., the White Knight mothership has been involved in fit and high-speed taxi checks with a new passenger: the X-37, an unpiloted, reusable space plane. "

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  1. Bloated? by tinrobot · · Score: 1, Troll

    Cost of the White Knight AND the SS1 - around $25 million

    Cost of the X37 -- $173 million.

    The article didn't say if this is $173 million is just for the X37 prototype or for one that can actually be used. My guess is the former.

  2. Re:Why? by torpor · · Score: 0, Troll

    umm .. in case you didn't know, your nation is At War. War means money. the Air Force is fighting. 'r&d' is frivolous when you have Shawk and Oww to deliver ..

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  3. Plagiarism by Stankatz · · Score: 1, Troll

    Why is there so much plagiarism on /.? The two sentences supposedly written by mknewman, were actually written by Leonard David, the author of the article. Why give credit to someone for cutting and pasting?