Comments on: Air Force to Launch Secret Space Plane Tomorrow–But Don’t Ask What It’s For

By: workfromhomescams

workfromhomescams — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:22:28 +0000

Oh snap!

By: John Burton

John Burton — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:57:14 +0000

There was a time when it was exciting to learn of such advances. Now it makes my stomach turn as we divert the wealth of a great nation to warfare. When we are out of Iraq and Afghanistan you can rest assured that the powers in government/industry will find another place to stir up something. It is bankrupting our nation and pissing off the entire world with us staying every place we go. Like the Roman Empire, I think we might be approaching the brink.

By: m

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:42:31 +0000

lol

and yet, we let Google earth take pictures of our streets, homes, factories, schools, etc for everyone to see. Everyone such as child predators, terrorists, theives, and on and on.

you’ve seen them! those fancy cars with all the cameras on them.

and you are uncomfortable with just 1 plane??

By: Mr. Curious

Mr. Curious — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:37:00 +0000

Re: Maybe because North Korea is a rouge nation and would love to take us out!
Not only is it a rouge communist nation, it’s also a rogue nation!

Seriously, folks, I’m extremely frightened by the advent of the X-37 and its obvious application as a “high ground” weapon. Recall how crazed things got when the U.S. realized the implications of Russian nuclear weapons in Cuba, just ninety miles offshore. What is likely to be the response from any and all nations when they know that there’s a sword of Damocles just a hundred miles overhead? The weaponization of space is wrong wrong wrong.

By: cordell

cordell — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:39:30 +0000

Ummmmm,

Maybe because North Korea is a rouge nation and would love to take us out!

Really Wendy?

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:03:45 +0000

2. Stew,

Okaaaaayyyy…

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:39:24 +0000

Why is it okay for the US to launch secret s*** into space, but not okay when North Korea does it?

[Moderator's note: Edited the cuss word.]

By: Gotcha Lookin

Gotcha Lookin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:57:15 +0000

USA has always wanted a ground-to-orbit capability for the close examination of unidentified orbiting objects: The 1960′s Manned Orbiting Laboratory and DynaSoar projects may have been canceled, but the need was well recognized as far back as the late 194o’s when early radar echoes from near earth orbit were received from objects not launched into space by humans.

X-37B is a great technical capability demonstration that is well overdue with respect to schedule and budget. It marks the beginning of the USAF’s role as US Space Marshal which we will need to protect commercial opportunities and the lives of citizens working in the High Frontier.

Any similarity to the James Bond “You Only Live Twice” caper is only due to the imagination of the consulting Hughes Aircraft engineers whose projects have continued at Boeing Space, Raytheon, Northrup, and Lockheed Martin.

Remember – satellite TV is not just a privilege: It’s your opportunity as citizen to help protect the skies over your home from stealth aircraft and spacecraft. The more satellite TV receivers plugged into the network, the better the country’s ability to detect and report unscheduled flyovers.

Satellite TV is yet another radar technology brought to you by Hughes Aircraft, designed with broadband capacity to handle simultaneous video feeds from combat videocams anywhere in the world, on the ground, at sea, in the air, and in space, and still let you watch “Dancing with the Stars” and live sports events. And very soon, all of that in 3D HDTV. Enjoy!

By: Stew

Stew — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:13:28 +0000

To Brian:
The idea to end the shuttle program and move to something else was the proposition put forth by President Bush after the Columbia disaster. If you read the proposals from the Augustine Commission last year and if you paid any attention at all to the open forums that were held by the Augustine commission, those within the NASA manned space flight community were not eager to end the shuttle program. Sally Ride, the first American woman astronaut, actually proposed a rather detailed plan to the Augustine commission to keep the shuttle program alive so NASA would not be dependent on Russia alone for access to the ISS. The overall sentiment of the retirement of the shuttle program was one with uncertainty and concern–certainly not eagerness.

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:35:30 +0000

I think we now know where the cast-off space shuttles are going. No wonder NASA is keen to end the shuttle flights!

Buy one slightly used shuttle, get the second one (of equal or lesser value) for half price!

Now the wings and tail rudder can be altered with a hacksaw, I get that. How though do you shrink the whole vehicle? Leave it in the rain a while and then dry on high?