The X-37B - amateur skywatchers are enjoying the cat-and-mouse game with the US military's "space weapon" / AP Source: AP
- Secret shuttle launched in April
- Skywatchers lose it for two weeks
- Orbit change shows stealth ability
AMATEUR astronomers are enjoying a cat-and-mouse game with the US military in keeping track of its secret space plane, the X-37B.
The X-37B was launched in April amid much publicity, but scant detail about its true use.
Built by Boeing's Phantom Works division, the X-37B program was originally headed by NASA.
It was later turned over to the Pentagon's research and development arm and then to a secretive Air Force unit.
Only a very select few in the US military know what it's for, but observers on Earth believe they're putting together the puzzle piece by piece.
Several sources claim quote arms control advocates who say it's clearly the beginning of the "weaponisation of space".
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/us-militarys-top-secret-x-37b-shuttle-disappears-for-two-weeks-changes-orbit/story-e6frfro0-1225909738276#ixzz0xdfAJa1d
These are the same people who are going to keep track of YOUR HEALTH CARE!!! ~~ The Munz
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