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Post #121,274
by Simon_Jester
10/15/03 9:39:36 AM
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New Actually it's not a NASA issue anymore anyway....
none of the spy satellites are carried on the Shuttle anymore.

All DOD work goes through Cape Canaveral (Air Force side) - and they use the Atlas, Titan and Delta rockets.
Post #121,311
by scoenye
10/15/03 1:07:24 PM
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New Now with Ruski engines...
[link|http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0309/24rd180/|http://spaceflightno...ws/n0309/24rd180/]

These are the direct descendants of the motors developed for the Soviet moonshot. The originals were ordered destroyed, but a naughty scientist just sealed the lab instead. They were rediscovered sometime in the 90's. So the leading edge tech the article mentions is 40 years old.
     An indication of how powerful US orbiting space cameras are - (dmarker) - (12) - Oct. 14, 2003, 04:47:06 PM EDT
         I'm sure the stuff they don't let you see . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Oct. 14, 2003, 04:55:17 PM EDT
         Damn, Hexixincun is about 6 kilometer to the west.... - (Simon_Jester) - Oct. 14, 2003, 05:20:43 PM EDT
         Re: An indication of how powerful US orbiting space cameras - (deSitter) - (4) - Oct. 14, 2003, 07:11:14 PM EDT
             Why 20"? - (Another Scott) - (3) - Oct. 14, 2003, 10:39:15 PM EDT
                 Re: Why 20"? - (deSitter) - (2) - Oct. 14, 2003, 10:50:23 PM EDT
                     So don't go in the Earth's shadow - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 14, 2003, 11:43:49 PM EDT
                     Is that a technical term? - (drewk) - Oct. 15, 2003, 08:54:15 AM EDT
         And they're unmanned! - (marlowe) - (4) - Oct. 15, 2003, 09:14:19 AM EDT
             Actually it's not a NASA issue anymore anyway.... - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - Oct. 15, 2003, 09:39:36 AM EDT
                 Now with Ruski engines... - (scoenye) - Oct. 15, 2003, 01:07:24 PM EDT
             Marlowe Behind Unmanning of Privates - (GBert) - (1) - Oct. 15, 2003, 10:08:13 AM EDT
                 The Nintendo Eloi are always with us.. -NT - (Ashton) - Oct. 15, 2003, 02:48:44 PM EDT

So, what we gonna do tonight, Bwain?
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