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Old December 4th 10, 08:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mark.[_2_]
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Default X-37B landed Friday

On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 18:54:32 -0000, wrote:

Mark. wrote:
On Dec 4, 9:26*am, "Mark." wrote:
http://news.discovery.com/space/secr...ds-in-californ...

"Shrouded by darkness, the military¢s miniature space shuttle -- a
unmanned robotic craft -- returned early Friday from a trial run in
orbit that spanned 224 days."

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Mark IV


"Rather than hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells like the space shuttle
orbiters, the X-37B is powered by gallium arsenide solar cells with
lithium-ion batteries."

WHAT DID THEY JUST SAY? Now they're
using solar cells and lithium-ion batteries?!

Who predicted that?


Since spacecraft have been using solar cells and rechargable batteries for
about a half a century now, it would be hard to say who predicted such a
thing.

Though your dim little mind probably thinks they are running the engines
of a spacecraft with electricity.


DETROIT -- The first mass-market electric vehicles are about to go on
sale in selected cities, kicking off the beginning of a wave of new
green vehicles hitting showrooms over the coming year.



The Chevrolet Volt, from General Motors, and the Leaf, from Nissan,
both launching in December, are just the beginning of the
electrification trend. At least eight hybrids and 12 plug-in electric
cars in every price range are planned for 2011, with another batch of
electric vehicles (EVs) expected in 2012.



The rollout of these vehicles will be regional, starting with
California and a handful of other states, including New York, Texas,
Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Tennessee, among others. It could be
several years before EVs are readily available across America.

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Electric airplanes are next. It's inevitable.
We're running out of oil.

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Mark IV
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