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

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 13, 2014 @07:48AM 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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It's not secretive by NotDrWho · 2014-10-13 08:23 · Score: 4, Funny

It's just shy.

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Godspeed by bugs2squash · 2014-10-13 08:28 · Score: 4, Funny

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

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Trippy by wonkey_monkey · 2014-10-13 09:26 · Score: 4, Funny

Could Land On Tuesday
What's wrong with landing on a runway?

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