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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. 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.