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paulzolo
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USAF launching a test craft, smaller than the shuttle, but it’s currently a military vehicle. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8601172.stm
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dogbert10
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Slightly OTT title - there have been military satellites in orbit for decades.
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jonlumb
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Yes, but we've also known what they are for. The purpose this mission has been expressly kept 'secret'.
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Amnesia10
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This is a new spacecraft type and so everything is being kept quiet about it. As for militarising space all the big space nations have done it with military satellites and even China and the US testing anti satellite missiles.
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brataccas
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to keep UFO's at bay.
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mikepgood
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Notheing new. we probably don't know the half of it
57 million for a toilet?
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Amnesia10
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Yes but that is broken down as follows, $20 000 launch costs. $80 IKEA toilet and the balance for the black ops budget.  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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paulzolo
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Don’t forget the cash for a vacuum cleaner to “suck” the stuff out.
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