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>>The best publicly available evidence suggests that X-37B is practically useless, but storing it in orbit looks better than leaving it So what if the X37B was
by samstave 4y ago
>>The best publicly available evidence suggests that X-37B is practically useless, but storing it in orbit looks better than leaving it
So what if the X37B was MEANT to be 'stored' in orbit, but with the ability to payload swap/mate with a transitioning suppy X37B drone. To update HW, grab Payload, media, swap even entirety of self... and send the earlier version home?
Also, if we are familiar with the orbitals of it, do we have any idea at what its orbital levels and trajectories are? Has anyone ever captured one on telescope-cam?
- ncmncm 4y agoOf course its orbital maneuvers are a matter of public record. If it was "meant" to be stored in orbit, that is another way of saying it is useless as something that was sold as re-usable.