Video of the landing http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/shared/widgets/popup.asp?url=http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/shared/xml/rssVideo.asp?mrsstype=3&contentid=123306242&contenttypeid=1&type=video&pos=0
Do you think the X37c a upgrade of X-37B will be built. Now that Boeing knows this craft frew so well.X37-c could be man rated for 6 crewmanand goto the ISS.http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/2011/10/08/boeing-x-37c/
Reminiscent of the shuttle coming home with the nose cap glowing in the IR shot...
Video of the landing
the spacecraft has suffered some kind of malfunction or anomaly that makes a controlled and survivable re-entry impossible.
Quote from: Targeteer on 06/16/2012 08:17 pmReminiscent of the shuttle coming home with the nose cap glowing in the IR shot...Indeed.Congratulations to the air force on a great mission.Gotta say the bird looked fantastic on landing and looked like it was in great shape after such a long mission. Really impressed with that.
Questions:-Why did they say it first launched in 2006?-Why did the X-37 return with only one of its two main engines attached? (See the picture of it from the back.)
Thanks. The picture from the back showed that engine significantly off-center, with enough room to mount another one next to it, so I thought there might have been two.
Quote from: Jason1701 on 06/17/2012 03:21 amThanks. The picture from the back showed that engine significantly off-center, with enough room to mount another one next to it, so I thought there might have been two. Keep in mind this is a test spacecraft.
Quote from: Prober on 06/17/2012 04:02 amQuote from: Jason1701 on 06/17/2012 03:21 amThanks. The picture from the back showed that engine significantly off-center, with enough room to mount another one next to it, so I thought there might have been two. Keep in mind this is a test spacecraft.What does engine placement have to do with it being a test vehicle.
Some pics from Boeing and USAF:Looking at the nose and the TPS design, reentry angle was very interesting. This is quite a vehicle. Very clean looking.Go Air Force.
Some pics from Boeing and USAF:
Quote from: Zero-G on 06/17/2012 12:13 pmSome pics from Boeing and USAF:Anyone notice something in this pic?Looks like the placement of a window?