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Secretive X-37B Military Space Plane Could Land On Tuesday

Posted by samzenpus on from the welcome-back dept.

schwit1 writes After twenty-two months in orbit, on its second space mission, the Air Force plans to bring the X-37B back to Earth this coming Tuesday. From the article: "The exact time and date will depend on weather and technical factors, the Air Force said in a statement released on Friday. The X-37B space plane, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle, blasted off for its second mission aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 11, 2012. The 29-foot-long (9-meter) robotic spaceship, which resembles a miniature space shuttle, is an experimental vehicle that first flew in April 2010. It returned after eight months. A second vehicle blasted off in March 2011 and stayed in orbit for 15 months."

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  1. It's not secretive by NotDrWho · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's just shy.

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  2. Godspeed by bugs2squash · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope the crew of oompa loompas get back safely (ignore my sig).

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  3. Trippy by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could Land On Tuesday

    What's wrong with landing on a runway?

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  4. Re:I have it on good authority by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The anal route is the most direct means of cranial access for more than a few people around here.

  5. Re:It must be running out of fuel by Hadlock · · Score: 3, Funny

    They managed to give Kim Jong-il cancer with their first mission, and now that they've perfected their orbital space-cancer-raygun, took out Hugo Chavez and Kim Jong-un on this latest mission. Why build airborne drones when you can riddle offending world leaders with cancer from orbit?

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