I’m sure the Air Force appreciates Ms. Wilson’s efforts to publicize this capability.
USAF Ping.
Using aerobraking to accomplish small crossrange maneuvers is not what was observed with the famous tic-tac in the F18 FLIR video.
Let’s see. The US might be able to change the orbit or direction of a spacecraft, but can they safely maneuver a Navy ship in traffic? (sarcasm)
This implies that keeping track of it is a ground-based capability. Wouldn't there be a significant space-based tracking capability, that would obviously work no matter where it was? Or, do adversaries just not have space-based tracking?
It thinks Small
— Dr Marco Langbroek (@Marco_Langbroek) July 24, 2019 Langbroek has written a blog post about the X-37B’s purported abilities. His conclusion: “the orbital history of the five X-37B OTV missions so far do not evidence the alleged maneuverability in orbital plane
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Keep our enemies guessing.
So, this assumes our “adversaries” do not have satellites orbiting around the earth too, able to hand off tracking data from one to another as it leaves one ‘s sensor capability and moves into anothers? Why do I think this article and writer are idiots?
Former Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson
needs to keep her trap shut.
I hope she gets a visit from someone to tell her that.
It just takes coordinated effort to see the maneuver. A friendly country on the correct half of the globe, allowing some equipment to be installed, is all it takes. Perhaps Cuba.
Yep! Classic example of what happens when a woman gets a political appointment and knowledge of a secret...