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Romulox

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11. It was apparently designed to launch spy satellites. Makes more sense when that is known.

Reply to ryan_cats (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:36 PM

Aug 2012

Information declassified in 2011 showed that the payload bay was designed specifically to accommodate the KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite operated by the National Reconnaissance Office.[27]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle#cite_note-26

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The Space Shuttle was almost as big a boon-doggle as this thing. Our grandparents went to the MOON. Romulox Aug 2012 #8

The reason for that is the Air Force. ryan_cats Aug 2012 #10

It was apparently designed to launch spy satellites. Makes more sense when that is known. Romulox Aug 2012 #11

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