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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by drdeadringer on Friday October 17, 2014 @08:10PM (#8474100)
The body seems relatively cool compared to what I can find of the space shuttle, despite not quite knowing how long after touch-down the image was taken. I wonder if some new heat-dissipating technology, or similar, was amongst those being tested?
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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by vilhelm_s on Saturday October 18, 2014 @12:57AM (#8474648)
So googling a bit, it seems to be a still frame from the video on this page?

http://www.outlookseries.com/A0992/Security/3696_X-37B_Orbit...

So it's just a few seconds after touchdown.

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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by TrainedMonkey on Friday October 17, 2014 @08:34PM (#8474169)
"The US Air Force's X-37B appeared at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 3 December 2010"

Picture is from a while ago.

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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by drdeadringer on Friday October 17, 2014 @08:53PM (#8474224)
I wasn't concerned too much for publication date, but more so about the time between touch-down and the thermal camera going "click"... in terms of thermal loss comparisons to the NASA space shuttle.
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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by nitrogen on Friday October 17, 2014 @09:48PM (#8474351)
The picture in question was from long before takeoff, let alone touchdown.
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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by vilhelm_s on Friday October 17, 2014 @10:00PM (#8474373)
What do you base that on?
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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by w-ll on Saturday October 18, 2014 @12:27AM (#8474603)
That the photos taken at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 3 December 2010, were taken before the ship was launched into orbit.
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Re:Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth by zwiteof on Saturday October 18, 2014 @01:12PM (#8475762)
Before the current mission launched. 3 December 2010 was the end date for the first mission
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