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Taking guns off DC's streets: who has been the most impactful? President Trump. Drives his opponents nuts. They say they want guns taken off the streets ... but not by him. What a bunch of hypocrites.
Puts me a bad mood. I may just enjoy YouTube tonight.
Merry Way. I'll start here. Perhaps one of the best compositions ever and only 15,000 views in six years.
And that takes me here. Takes me back to my favorite class in my junior year of high school.
I may have to watch a classic movie on TCM.
1942: Crossroads.
News story that caught my eye tonight. The X-37B. A search of the blog suggests I've mentioned the spy plane on at least four occasions.
X-37B: launched back in late 2023. Still orbiting. Hasn't set any records, yet.
A Pentagon spaceplane called X-37B is slated to zoom into orbit this week for its eighth mission. When it will come back is a secret.
The uncrewed vehicle can spend months or years in space before it re-enters the atmosphere and glides down to a runway. That combination of flexibility and endurance has made it a favorite tool for military officials looking to quickly deploy new technologies on the final frontier.
A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to launch X-37B late Thursday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. While in space, X-37B has a range of objectives that include testing laser communications and a quantum inertial sensor, the Space Force said.
Government and commercial engineers have spent years experimenting with lasers that allow satellites to share large amounts of data in space. The Pentagon is also testing tools like the inertial sensor, which could help improve navigation in situations where Global Positioning System signals aren’t available.
Boeing developed an earlier spaceplane for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It transferred the program to the military in 2004. The aerospace giant has built two X-37Bs for the Pentagon, which has tasked the Space Force to operate them.
The spacecraft has spent the last five months on Earth after a 434-day mission that included tests of orbital maneuvers known as “aerobraking.” The move helps the vehicle use the drag from the planet’s atmosphere to change its orbit without using much fuel.
X-37B’s frequent trips reflect the U.S. military’s desire for space superiority. U.S. officials have in recent years revealed new details about the threats they say Chinese and Russian operations pose to Western commercial and military satellites.
Sports: Thursday Night Football. Re-airing of the PGA FedEx tournament championship.
