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2010-04-18 15:50:26

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6609|132 and Bush

usm, you might be interested in this.

I should be able to see it (Atlas 5) lit Wednesday.. weather permitting.
You can prolly watch it at the following link.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av012/status.html
It's carrying a military payload (X-37B Space Plane).

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2010-04-18 17:44:16

VspyVspy: Sniper; +183|6681|A sunburnt country

^ That's pretty cool!

2010-04-20 15:25:25

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6609|132 and Bush

Kmarion wrote:
usm, you might be interested in this.

I should be able to see it (Atlas 5) lit Wednesday.. weather permitting.
You can prolly watch it at the following link.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av012/status.html
It's carrying a military payload (X-37B Space Plane).

^ Delayed until Thursday

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2010-04-20 15:26:54

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6729|Sydney, Australia

Oh what, I missed it?

2010-04-20 15:30:54

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6609|132 and Bush

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/6089/446009mainimage16439467.jpg

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/445643main_s131e010463_full.jpg

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/444190main_s131e009455_hires_full.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9292/442969mainimage16361024.jpg

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2010-04-21 17:57:17

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6609|132 and Bush

"Its cost and mission are classified, but a first-of-a-kind reusable miniature military space shuttle is on the launch pad ready to soar into orbit on an Atlas 5 rocket Thursday evening.

Under the cover of the Atlas 5's payload shroud, the X-37B is scheduled for launch at 7:52 p.m. EDT (2352 GMT) from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch window extends for 9 minutes.

The 196-foot-tall booster rolled to the launch pad Wednesday morning.

"Fundamentally, this is an updated version of the space shuttle," said Gary Payton, the U.S. Air Force's top civilian leader for military space programs. "The Air Force has a suite of military missions in space. This new vehicle could potentially help us do those missions better."

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av012/100421preview/

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