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DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane Project Hits Major Engine Milestone
National Defense Magazine ^ | 7/10/2018 | Yasmin Tadjdeh

Posted on 07/10/2018 11:14:51 PM PDT by iowamark

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1 posted on 07/10/2018 11:14:51 PM PDT by iowamark
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https://www.space.com/41123-darpa-experimental-spaceplane-military-engine-test.html

Concept video of XS-1 spaceplane:
https://youtu.be/tEZDWoJdC7w


2 posted on 07/10/2018 11:20:08 PM PDT by iowamark
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3 posted on 07/10/2018 11:32:16 PM PDT by iowamark
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Now, the race begins to see who can sell the technology to the Chinese the fastest.


4 posted on 07/10/2018 11:54:07 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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5 posted on 07/11/2018 1:14:22 AM PDT by GraceG ("WWG1WGA")
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To: iowamark; EveningStar

Does this count, evening?


6 posted on 07/11/2018 2:30:27 AM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: GraceG

This black triangle photo:

What does it show..?


7 posted on 07/11/2018 3:15:09 AM PDT by gaijin
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A napkin.


8 posted on 07/11/2018 3:23:05 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: iowamark

And Chinese and Ruskie hackers are busy working to steal the tech, if they have not already.


9 posted on 07/11/2018 3:35:58 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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How photoshop can make fake stuff look real?


10 posted on 07/11/2018 4:38:49 AM PDT by UNGN (I've been here since '98 but had nothing to say until now)
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Huh. Who’d have thunk mixing large amounts of Hydrogen and Oxygen together would make excessive moisture. That is a head scratcher.


11 posted on 07/11/2018 4:45:55 AM PDT by UNGN (I've been here since '98 but had nothing to say until now)
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Wow, they are already seven generations past the AR-15.


12 posted on 07/11/2018 4:56:21 AM PDT by Sawdring
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No! Assault Rifles like the AR-10, AR-15 and now the AR-22 must be banned...for the children! (SOB!)


13 posted on 07/11/2018 5:30:01 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (The Democrats in California want another civil war over cheap labor!)
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It’s not a photo. It’s a photoSHOP.


14 posted on 07/11/2018 5:56:43 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (MAGAMarchOnWashington.com)
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To: GraceG

It’s a prison for Superman’s enemies.


15 posted on 07/11/2018 6:07:46 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Proud member of the DWN party. (Deplorable Wing Nut))
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It looks like a scaled down, unmanned version of the Shuttle II, the follow on to the Space Shuttle. The project was abandoned after the Columbia disaster.

16 posted on 07/11/2018 6:19:45 AM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: iowamark; 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; ...
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17 posted on 07/12/2018 10:47:50 AM PDT by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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The AR-22 rocket engine is the exact same engine as the SSME used on the Space Shuttle since 1978. I think they already have the plans...


18 posted on 07/12/2018 12:35:51 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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19 posted on 07/12/2018 7:17:51 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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I don’t think so. They are reusing Space Shuttle engines and there are only so many of those still around and working.


20 posted on 07/13/2018 5:11:36 AM PDT by jpsb
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