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Originally Posted by marlboroack
USAF and NASA are totally different organizations. I don't know anything USAF related.
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it was nasa owned (from what i remember) but USAF took it over as i do not think nasa had a use for it.
but when you think about it, its probably cheap. the shuttle (or should i say orbitor) is expensive as its got so much inside to suport life for many days.
this is just a remote controll plane, so they can build it cheap as if it blows up, its not going to be a big deal.
its also small.
i am not sure if it can carry anything. it would be interesting to see inside.
but i sauspect its a test machine to be used to build new machines.
its sort of the next big thing is space travel.
we will probably see many firms building them.
i still find it amazing zirgin has built them, considering the uk's only space thing is an old boy with a toy rocket powered by sugar.