Posts: 426 From: Pacific NW, United States Registered: May 2012
posted 01-15-2023 05:27 PM
These are pictures of the newly released X-37B OTV-6 landing medallion:
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Posts: 343 From: Portsmouth, England Registered: Sep 2004
posted 01-16-2023 03:41 AM
Please excuse my ignorance, but where does this vehicle fit into NASA's programme?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 49801 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-16-2023 05:42 PM
The X-37 began as a NASA development program, but was transferred to DARPA in 2004.
Today, NASA flies experiments on the OTV at the invitation of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. For OTV-6, NASA had two radiation exposure studies aboard: a materials sample plate and a package of plant seeds.
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Posts: 343 From: Portsmouth, England Registered: Sep 2004
posted 01-17-2023 03:58 AM
Thanks Robert. I'd no idea these X-craft were still in use.