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by HenryKissinger 6y ago
> Mysterious US military aircraft launches
> Mysterious US military aircraft
Journalists need to stop using adjectives like "mysterious" when writing about the X-37B. While the aircraft's technology and missions are classified, there is nothing mysterious about the existence of the plane itself.
- pengaru 6y ago> Journalists need to stop using adjectives like "mysterious" when writing about the X-37B. Considering there isn't even a journalist attributed on the article, I'm not sure we should be presuming any were even involved in its publication.
- lonelappde 6y agoBBC doesn't put bylines on articles that are merely reporting general information cobbled together from press releases and public activity. https://www.bbc.com/news/help-41670342 https://www.bbc.com/news/help-41670342 That does leave a hole when articles include opinion content mixed in with general facts.
- monocasa 6y agoEven as far as classified launches go, it's pretty mysterious. Like one of the other more recent launches was Intruder 8, a pair of satellites used by Naval signals intelligence to detect ships using time of arrival from radio transmissions. Compared to that, what's the new mission of the X-37B? I'd say it's pretty mysterious.