Has US government been hiding a two-stage-to-orbit system?

[robbobster]

Interesting article in Aviation Week and Space Technology.

http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/030606p1.xml

 

[moribundman]

Hmm, so maybe there is no "Aurora" after all? Many trips into the Dreamland vicinity since the late '90s have led me to believe that SOMETHING is going on there. Saw a plane going very fast and making a 90 degree (!!!) turn near Fallon (NV) while I was outside a repair shop, having an exhaust leak fixed. Could have been fumes clouding my mind.

PS: Camo dudes are jerks.

 

[Pontius Pilate]

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Could have been fumes clouding my mind.

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thats right, it was the fumes... you saw nothing... we can bury you out in this desert and no one will ever find you.... you keep saying fumes.

 

[XB70]

"A large "mothership," closely resembling the U.S. Air Force's historic XB-70 supersonic bomber..."

Historic XB-70, kinda makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Then and now, very, very cool!

 

[Mitch Alsup]

OK, but what kinds of oil does it use.....

 

[OriginHacker21]

German Castrol 0w30 of course...

 

[mojo]

If you are talking about the type of oil used in the B-70,don't think it would be able to survive on passenger car engine oils. Think the type of oil used for the B-70 engines was/is a polyphenyl ether based turbine engine oil that met the MIL-PRF-87100 specification.

 

[Jay]

Isn't the space shuttle a two-stage to orbit plane?

 

[robbobster]

Space shuttle is a rocket, so I don't think that counts.

 

[Gary Allan]

And people wonder why I doubt our being able to depend on technology to save us. We keep cancelling advancements due to budget restraints.