...Designed by Scaled Composites of Mojave, California, the White Knight was utilized to haul SpaceShipOne to altitude and then released the piloted rocketplane for its record-setting suborbital treks, including the snagging of the high-stakes $10 million Ansari X Prize last year.
In its new role, the White Knight is being readied to carry the Boeing, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), NASA-supported vehicle skyward. No official word yet on when the twosome will take to the air, or what is the timeframe for the first drop test of the X-37 using the White Knight...
Scaled Composites White Knight to be used to launch Boeing X-37
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Scaled Composites White Knight to be used to launch Boeing X-37
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Today their rivals announced they'll launch from Ontario:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8064306/
Edit: Sorry, just realized that was a really dull return post. Good to see this place is still going strong.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8064306/
Edit: Sorry, just realized that was a really dull return post. Good to see this place is still going strong.
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