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Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:34 am ]
Post subject:  USA starting to militarise space
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
Author:  dogbert10 [ Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: USA starting to militarise space
Slightly OTT title - there have been military satellites in orbit for decades.
Author:  jonlumb [ Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:21 am ]
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Yes, but we've also known what they are for. The purpose this mission has been expressly kept 'secret'.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: USA starting to militarise space
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.
Author:  brataccas [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: USA starting to militarise space
to keep UFO's at bay.
Author:  mikepgood [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:24 pm ]
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Notheing new. we probably don't know the half of it

57 million for a toilet?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:52 am ]
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mikepgood wrote:
Notheing new. we probably don't know the half of it

57 million for a toilet?

Yes but that is broken down as follows, $20 000 launch costs. $80 IKEA toilet and the balance for the black ops budget. :D
Author:  paulzolo [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: USA starting to militarise space
Amnesia10 wrote:
mikepgood wrote:
Notheing new. we probably don't know the half of it

57 million for a toilet?

Yes but that is broken down as follows, $20 000 launch costs. $80 IKEA toilet and the balance for the black ops budget. :D


Don’t forget the cash for a vacuum cleaner to “suck” the stuff out.
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