Many conspiracy theorists already believe this can happen. London, Oct 11 A Boeing chief has suggested that the company’s mysterious unmanned space-plane, called X-37B, developed for the US Air Force, could be scaled up and modified to carry astronauts. The company’s X-37B project chief Art Grantz revealed that at least two more versions of the 9-metre long space-plane are...
The cat and mouse game of X-37B chasing is about to begin again. Edit:- Bad weather has delayed the launch by 24 hours WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office officials announced the launch of the second X-37B March 4 with a back-up launch opportunity March 5. AFRCO is leading the Defense Department’s orbital test vehicle initiative, by direction...
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Feb. 22, 2011 AMPAC-ISP CORP., American Pacific Corporation’s (Nasdaq: APFC) wholly-owned In-Space Propulsion subsidiary (AMPAC-ISP or AMPAC In-Space Propulsion), is producing bipropellant thrusters for the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle under contract to Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems. These engines provide vernier reaction control for the spacecraft, and are designed in varied configurations to match the...
The second Orbital Test Vehicle, the U.S. military’s secretive mini space shuttle, arrived at the Atlas 5 rocket’s assembly hangar this morning for mounting atop the launcher. Liftoff is scheduled for March 4 from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41. Already shrouded within in the aerodynamic nose cone for launch, the OTV 2 spaceplane was hauled across the Cape overnight from...
Spaceflight now reports X37B almost ready to go again. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Two months after a sister ship successfully concluded a demo flight, the U.S. military’s second robotic X-37B space plane is in Florida preparing for blastoff March 4 on another secret mission, according to an Air Force official. The 29-foot-long, 14-foot-wide space plane is being readied...
A report published by China Aviation Journal, China has successfully launched its own space plane prototype, the news came out shortly after the US Air Force announced the successful test of their advanced X37B space plane, which is widely regarded as a next-generation super weapon that is even more dangerous than atomic bomb. This story has now been deleted....
The BBC reports The unpiloted X-37B touched down at a US Air Force base in California at 0116 PST (0916 GMT). The project has been shrouded in secrecy, prompting widespread speculation about the craft’s purpose. The Air Force has not said whether it carried anything in its cargo bay, but insists the primary purpose of the mission was to...
Message to Eagle reports For the second time since it was launched, the classified U.S Air Force Space Shuttle has changed orbit and disappeared again. The X-37B is controlled remotely, and can automatically land. The question people ask today is: Has the US Air Force landed its secret space plane? The X-37B has been orbiting the Earth for 173...
