Military's secret shuttle passes test, remains in orbit

[OKIsItJustMe]

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Military's secret shuttle passes test, remains in orbit

11:44 PM, Dec. 2, 2011

The vehicle is shown in California after its December 2010 flight. / Associated Press via Air Force Times

CAPE CANAVERAL — A U.S. military mini-shuttle is flying overtime this week after successfully cruising through nine months of classified operations in low-Earth orbit.

Launched atop an Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station last March, the unmanned X-37B spacecraft was designed to fly in orbit up to 270 days. It surpassed that mark Wednesday, and Air Force officials are keeping the winged ship aloft for an additional, undefined period of time.

“We’re extremely proud of this accomplishment,” Air Force Lt. Col. Terry McIntyre, X-37B systems program director, said in a statement.

The extended mission “is moving us forward in our effort to prove the utility and cost-effectiveness of an unmanned, long-duration reusable spacecraft.”

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[lovuian]

1. What many people don't realize is that NASA was involved

with the Military. There is a reason why we have forbidden zones on the Moon
http://youtu.be/UPHA5ZG5ixU

and Some believe it is because of the Military

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article2432999.ece

[OKIsItJustMe]

2. Of course NASA is involved with the military

The Space Shuttle looked the way it did because they needed cooperation from the military to get the Nixon administration to fund its development.

[gtar100]

3. Awesome. Now they can bring bombs up into space and start blowing shit up.

By the way, you may not have the security clearance to be reading this. Please delete and don't tell anyone else.