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X-37 Flies but Runs Off Runway

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-needs-brakes dept.

mknewman writes "The X-37 drop test was completed today with a lift by White Knight. It had a successful flight but it ran off the end of the runway."

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  1. X-37 is a DARPA-sponsored project by gihan_ripper · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I hadn't heard about this new project till I read the article. It's neat that Spaceship One's "White Knight" is being used to haul a DARPA-sponsored project into the Ether! This truly heralds a new age of independent aeronautics.

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    Phoenix, Boston, Little Rock, see a pattern?
    1. Re:X-37 is a DARPA-sponsored project by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Interesting
      This truly heralds a new age of independent aeronautics.

      Independent how? Scaled Composites has already done enough Pentagon projects to fully qualify as a member of the Military Industrial Complex.

      Other than market share, are they really different from Boeing in any significant way? Both companies make civilian aircraft and rockets, and both do defense contracting.