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Old December 4th 10, 11:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mark.
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Default X-37B landed Friday

On Dec 4, 1:54*pm, 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.


OPERATIVE PHRASE:

"Rather than hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells like the space shuttle
orbiters,"

(other reply is ari-troll, not me)

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Mark IV