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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. Wow by mnemonic_ · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is one of the worst submissions I've ever read.

  2. Why exactly is this Slashdot-worthy? by TechnoGuyRob · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't mean to be facetious, or a troll, but look at this statement: The X-37 was carried up from the Mojave Airport by Scaled Composites' White Knight airplane, the same mothership that bore SpaceShipOne into the sky for its historic private-sector space launches. That's been done several times before. But until today, either unacceptable weather or electronic glitches had stymied the maiden drop test -- and the X-37 had to stay hooked to the White Knight. Not only has it been done before, it has been done with obstacles (i.e. bad weather). AND the plane had to be supported the whole time. AND it's Friday the night, why the hell am I debating article merit on Slashdot.