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X-37B Space Plane Marks One Year In Space

Posted by Unknown on from the retrofitted-with-lasers dept.

S810 writes with an excerpt from an article on the X-37B in at Discovery News: "The military won't say what it has been doing with its experimental miniature space shuttle, but the pilotless spaceship, known as the X-37B, has been in orbit for a year now. The 29-foot robotic spacecraft, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle, or OTV, was launched on March 5, 2011, on a follow-up flight to extend capabilities demonstrated by a sister ship during a 244-day debut mission in 2010. 'We are very pleased with the results of ongoing X-37B experiments,' Tom McIntyre, with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office..."

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  1. It's harmless. Watch TV. by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You guys are paranoid. Without a tracking mirror they could never even aim a laser from space, much less use it to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists and start World War III.

    Hey, did you guys hear that a new season of "The Real Housewives of Miami" started last week? We should all watch it and talk about that. How about that Adriana, huh?

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    1. Re:It's harmless. Watch TV. by JWSmythe · · Score: 3, Funny

      You should know, he's from the US Department of Defense, Social Disinformation Division. It's how the government misdirects you from important things like the fact that they have an on demand weapons deployment system still in orbit. An ICBM that they can launch any time, and drop anywhere within 90 minutes, with no possibility of traditional launch detection.

          They start planting little seeds of doubt here and there, so you'll begin to accept the fact that everything our government does is perfectly harmless ... and ... hey, check out Adriana. What channel was that? Do I have time to run to McDonalds to get a extramegasupersize BigMac meal with a double side of carcinogens? Oh, I don't subscribe to that channel? Sign me up! Extra FCC fees? No problem.. I need my Adriana..

          Wait.. what? ... oh shit, they're in my mind ... Vote Republican ... Happily pay the tax man ... Live the American dream of taxation with no representation.

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  2. I look forward to reding the details by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    on wkileaks~

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  3. No Secret by arthurpaliden · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is just a target drone for HHARP weapons system in Alaska.

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  4. Didn't you know... by Provos · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're defending us from Space Nazis

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  5. Re:Control Codes by medcalf · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's up, up, right, right, left, right, left, right, button 1

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  6. Is it just me? by s.petry · · Score: 4, Funny

    I keep reading "Orbital Test Vehicle" as Orbital Testicle

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  7. Obvious by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 3, Funny

    Free parking. Little risk of theft. Makes people wonder what you're up to. Winner all around.

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