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Re:NASA Astronauts Return Home in SpaceX's Crew Dragon Space... by sterlind on Sunday August 02, 2020 @02:06AM (#24026704)
Is the X-37b's orbit known? I dimly recall articles about observers catching glimpses of it places away from its predicted trajectory. Could it maybe be placing/observing/servicing satellites? Why's it a shuttle-style design?

I feel like it's not too outlandish to suspect that some military satellites might have a way to hide themselves from instruments, as well.

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Re:NASA Astronauts Return Home in SpaceX's Crew Dragon Space... by garmaine on Sunday August 02, 2020 @03:15AM (#24026978)
Known to the Russians and Chinese? Almost certainly.

The X-37B is a shuttle-like design because it was designed for NASA to be a crew escape vehicle for the ISS. The Air Force only took over the project when NASA cancelled it.

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