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Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Reminiscent of the shuttle coming home with the nose cap glowing in the IR shot...
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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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/

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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/

Why should Boeing do this without funding?

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Reminiscent 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.
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Video of the landing

Photoshop rocks :)

the spacecraft has suffered some kind of malfunction or anomaly that makes a controlled and survivable re-entry impossible.

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Reminiscent 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.

well said, would also add she has a great sound on landing.
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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.)

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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.)

1.  I suspect the article meant that the program, not the vehicle, was "launched" in 2006.  DARPA transferred X-37B to the Air Force in 2006.
2.  It only has one main engine.  I think we figured it was an Aerojet (originally Marquardt) R4D-11, the same engine used by the early HTV and maybe ATV vehicles, and many satellites.  MMH/NTO, 490 N.  http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/r/r4d.jpg

 - Ed Kyle
« Last Edit: 06/17/2012 02:46 am by edkyle99 »

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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.

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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.

Keep in mind this is a test spacecraft.
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Some pics from Boeing and USAF:
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Conrats to all the teams! Thanks for the pics and video. Interesting lack of RCC in the nose and leading edges of the wings.  Looks like the vehicle and TPS performed like a champ. ;)
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This is all over the news today....
Saw this one last night (uber grin)




« Last Edit: 06/17/2012 01:00 pm by Prober »
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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.

Keep in mind this is a test spacecraft.

What does engine placement have to do with it being a test vehicle.

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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.

Keep in mind this is a test spacecraft.

What does engine placement have to do with it being a test vehicle.

nothing
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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.

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Some pics from Boeing and USAF:

Anyone notice something in this pic?
Looks like room was made for the placement of a window?


« Last Edit: 06/17/2012 01:00 pm by Prober »
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Some pics from Boeing and USAF:

Anyone notice something in this pic?
Looks like the placement of a window?

nope, just different whiter TPS for the top of the vehicle and the doors use a higher temp TPS
« Last Edit: 06/17/2012 12:52 pm by Jim »

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