Comments on: X-37 Hangar Queen Hits the Highway http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/04/28/x-37-hangar-queen-hits-the-highway/ LiveScience Blogs | Science, Technology, Health & Environmental News Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:56:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: vaxheadroom http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/04/28/x-37-hangar-queen-hits-the-highway/#comment-418 vaxheadroom Thu, 04 May 2006 16:59:19 +0000 http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/04/28/x-37-hangar-queen-hits-the-highway/#comment-418 The flight was viewed as a huge success. The brakes drew too much current and tripped off the circuit breakers, thus the X37 continued to roll, right down the middle of the runway, and finally off the end. The original mission of the X37 - were it to fly in space - was to launch and retrieve satellites. A flight mission was to have a robot arm and a solar array. Originally planned as a shuttle payload bay launch, later plans put a spaceflight vehicle on an expendable launch vehicle (Delta II or the like). The flight was viewed as a huge success. The brakes drew too much current and tripped off the circuit breakers, thus the X37 continued to roll, right down the middle of the runway, and finally off the end. The original mission of the X37 - were it to fly in space - was to launch and retrieve satellites. A flight mission was to have a robot arm and a solar array. Originally planned as a shuttle payload bay launch, later plans put a spaceflight vehicle on an expendable launch vehicle (Delta II or the like).

]]> By: snowphlake http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/04/28/x-37-hangar-queen-hits-the-highway/#comment-387 snowphlake Mon, 01 May 2006 14:29:00 +0000 http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/04/28/x-37-hangar-queen-hits-the-highway/#comment-387 It will be interesting to see what twist DARPA puts on the X-37. Pilotless aircraft are, of course, the next big advancement towards changing the way military operations are carried out. I'm no expert on the subject, but I wonder if the X-37 is meant to produce better reconnaissance photos, mobile missile launching, or is it destined to be a part of a national missile defense program? Either way, thanks for keeping us posted. It will be interesting to see what twist DARPA puts on the X-37. Pilotless aircraft are, of course, the next big advancement towards changing the way military operations are carried out.

I’m no expert on the subject, but I wonder if the X-37 is meant to produce better reconnaissance photos, mobile missile launching, or is it destined to be a part of a national missile defense program?

Either way, thanks for keeping us posted.

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