The New 'Dream Chaser' Spacecraft Prepares to Visit the ISS

Re:The New 'Dream Chaser' Spacecraft Prepares to Visit the ISS by lostemptations5 on Saturday May 18, 2024 @04:55AM (#40397480)

It's cool finally to see another space plane in orbit aside from the X-37.

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Re:The New 'Dream Chaser' Spacecraft Prepares to Visit the ISS by st_goliath on Saturday May 18, 2024 @06:22AM (#40397796)

Well, there already are other, operational space planes besides the X-37B. Namely the Shenlong[1] (3 success full missions) and the CSSHQ[2], the later being currently in orbit (3rd mission, launched in December 2023).

But we don't know that much about those either, as they are kept in just as much secrecy as the X-37B.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenlong_(spacecraft)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_reusable_experimental_...

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Re:The New 'Dream Chaser' Spacecraft Prepares to Visit the ISS by schiffern on Saturday May 18, 2024 @02:52PM (#40401129)

Based on photos of the fairing, the Chinese spaceplane is believed to be more or less a duplicate of the American X-37B.

https://universemagazine.com/en/space-debris-told-about-the-...

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