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Topic: X-37B OTV rocketplane DAF/RCO medallions
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SpaceCadet1983
Member Posts: 549
From: Pacific NW, United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 01-15-2023 05:27 PM
   
These are pictures of the newly released X-37B OTV-6 landing medallion: 
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OLDIE
Member Posts: 376
From: Portsmouth, England
Registered: Sep 2004
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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: 55072
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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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. |
OLDIE
Member Posts: 376
From: Portsmouth, England
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 01-17-2023 03:58 AM
Thanks Robert. I'd no idea these X-craft were still in use. |
SpaceCadet1983
Member Posts: 549
From: Pacific NW, United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 06-11-2024 09:55 AM
Here's the DAF/RCO USSF-52 OTV-7 coin. I thought it was particularly interesting that the front side of the coin is in black and silver — a nod to its slipping deeper into the DEEP BLACK maybe? 
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SpaceCadet1983
Member Posts: 549
From: Pacific NW, United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 08-16-2025 10:04 AM
Here is the artwork for the Boeing/AFRCO X-37B OTV-8 coin. The coin will be released post-flight with the landing day added. |
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