>stays in orbit for over 700 days >built for payloads that

This one had a prototype hall thruster and a prototype meme drive on board.

>>8891769
Who knows,at least they are having fun with cutting edge stuff.

Testing how various pieces of equipment holds up to being in space. It's a lot easier to figure out why something broke if you can get it back in the lab.

>>8891769

Probably anti-satellite weapons on board.

Whatever it is, I want a job working on that project.

>>8891769
>>8890848

>>8891769
Test platform for space warfare.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/04/us-air-force-preparing-war-space.html

>>8891769

Fucking around a lot

On a side note, DARPA is making a spaceplane mothership (XS-1) that can launch the X-37 without a booster. This will be fun to see when it happens over the next 2-3 years.

It's a satellite Hunter, that's it. It's the perfect size for capturing or carrying a payload to destroy satellites.

>>8891794
you got sauce on that?

They're growing cultures of space aids in low gravity.

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>>8891769
why do they wear nbc suit? did they bring back some xenu?

>>8891831
I'll put in a good word for you

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top secrep payload pic related

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are they getting better at landing it? looks way less scorched than last ones

>>8893585
Hydrazine is generally regarded as double plus ungood.

>>8893830
>Hydrazine is generally regarded as double plus ungood.
And DNTO really isn't much better.