I can't be the only one who, when I read "space force" hears a deep, reverb-heavy, Buck Rogers kind of voice going "spaaaaaaaace foooooooorce"
Why might it be desirable to have an observation craft so far away from the earth?
I'm having a hard time imagining the advantage compared to being a bit closer, unless it's a more energy-efficient parking situation while the vehicle isn't in active use.
Given the military heritage of the Space Shuttle, I imagine this is what a hypothetical next generation civilian Space Shuttle might have looked like, too.
The wings say USAF, which is Air Force. Though clearly in spaceā¦
How does it have enough Delta-V to get into that distant of an orbit? Is it able to maneuver to different orbits and inclination? Is it able to return to earth? Or, is it more of a satellite than a āplaneā? This is my first time learning about this space plane, so apologies if my questions are naive.
Interestingly since Space Force was created by Trump who sees it as a prestige project and it depends on Musk's SpaceX for launches this is probably one of the most secure agencies in the current administration.
cant wait for space marine branch
How far from earth are they to took that picture?
When even your secret programs have to do marketing. Donāt cancel me bro!
That looks... out there. Is it parked at a Lagrange point?
Imagine the next space station being that high up.
imagine if noah had this during the deluge mtsm
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A mere month ago I would have been excited for the new US defence tech.
Ars previously covered some additional information on the X-37B
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/the-us-militarys-x-37b...