Boeing X-37B

**Paperbeam** · #1 12-04-2010, 04:48 AM

I wasn't aware that the Boeing X-37B had been in space for the past seven months totally unmanned and landed remotely like the Russian supply ships do.

Glad to see that the U.S. has a (hopefully) a viable successor to the soon-to-be retired shuttle...

Here's the article:

BBC - Newsbeat - Secret US military spaceplane lands in California

And here's the fine looking model designed by Justin M at the Lower Hudson Valley website (you have to scroll down a lot):

The Lower Hudson Valley Paper Model E-Gift Shop - Download - Post Apollo

Terry

**mldixon** · #2 12-04-2010, 05:47 AM

Cool

I had not been to Lower Hudson for awhile
Lots of good stuff in there.
Amazing how top seceret stuff has so much detail surrounding it.

**Retired_for_now** · #3 12-04-2010, 11:08 AM

Nice to know it made it back OK. Thanks.

Yogi

**jleslie48** · #4 12-04-2010, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mldixon

Cool

Amazing how top seceret stuff has so much detail surrounding it.

well yes, one night shortly before its release, my paper model of the 1:1 scale spy pinhole camera that was on the 37b was mysteriously wiped off my computer on the same night that I got a text message at 3:00am saying "knock it off"

**piginapoke** · #5 12-04-2010, 04:03 PM

amazing to think it was up long enough that I forgot it was still up there.

looks like the X-34 might be getting a revival too, and may one day actually fly.

one more X-Plane to strike off the list!

Thanks

Robin

**Tommygun** · #6 12-06-2010, 09:32 PM

I live about 40 miles from where it landed.
I was wondering if I might hear the sonic boom when it came down, but I didn't hear one,

**rbeach84** · #7 12-17-2010, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommygun

I live about 40 miles from where it landed.
I was wondering if I might hear the sonic boom when it came down, but I didn't hear one,

Bet it had already transitioned to sub-sonic by time it got to your "neighborhood".