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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. Re:Bloated? by kinnell · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Cost of the White Knight AND the SS1 - around $25 million

    Cost of the X37 -- $173 million.

    Maximum speed of spaceship one - mach 3.5

    Maximum speed of X37 - mach 25

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