From: George Sherwood 

I hope that it is true.  I have always really like the XB-70 design. Would
be great if that designed was used for the mothership for something like
this.  There is quite a bit more information in this weeks Aviation Week.

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/030606p1.x
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For 16 years, Aviation Week & Space Technology has investigated myriad
sightings of a two-stage-to-orbit system that could place a small military
spaceplane in orbit. Considerable evidence supports the existence of such a
highly classified system, and top Pentagon officials have hinted that it's
"out there," but iron-clad confirmation that meets AW&ST
standards has remained elusive. Now facing the possibility that this
innovative "Blackstar" system may have been shelved, we elected
to share what we've learned about it with our readers, rather than let an
intriguing technological breakthrough vanish into "black world"
history, known to only a few insiders. U.S. intelligence agencies may have
quietly mothballed a highly classified two-stage-to-orbit spaceplane system
designed in the 1980s for reconnaissance, satellite-insertion and,
possibly, weapons delivery. It could be a victim of shrinking federal
budgets strained by war costs, or it may not have met performance or
operational goals.


George

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