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U.S. Considering Shooting Down Satellite
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| David A. Fulghum
Posted on 02/13/2008 4:59:37 AM PST by maquiladora
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To: Strategerist
Hi Strat,
Do you have a “human readable” explanation for why you can’t do a polar orbit from Cape Canaveral? What does longitude have to do with it, as all longitude lines are great circle lines? Does it have something to do with the debris zone in the event of an aborted launch, ie Cocoa Beach?
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posted on
02/13/2008 3:12:25 PM PST
by
j_tull
(The Patriots brought Manning Jr, into this world.. The Patriots will take him out!)
To: scooter2
"They can't get anybody from the Geek Squad to go."Not at $9/hr.
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posted on
02/13/2008 3:17:01 PM PST
by
j_tull
(The Patriots brought Manning Jr, into this world.. The Patriots will take him out!)
To: maquiladora
If the US raised a fuss about China shooting down a satellite, it’s a bit hypocritical for them to decide to do it to one their own. Also very bad planning to begin with if it only just occured to them that even bits of the satellite could be sensitive material.
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posted on
02/13/2008 4:40:40 PM PST
by
dr_who_2
To: chaosagent; Brandie; TrueKnightGalahad
Was just letting all the parties know the facts, mam...
Just the facts, mam.
Let it go, Joe... They don't want to know the facts, they just want me to ask one more question!
That's it, Cornelius... Set them both up for experimental brain surgery first thing in the morning!
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posted on
02/13/2008 5:17:10 PM PST
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: Condor51
Set all Beebers to 'stun'....LOL!...ready...set...aim... :)
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posted on
02/13/2008 5:50:45 PM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: TMSuchman
hydrozine is a hypergolic substance, that means it creats its own o2 while in a burning state Not exactly true. It doesn't generate it's own oxygen and still requires an oxidizer. We used NO4 (nitrogen tetroxide) with MMH (mono-methyl hydrazine). Earlier system used fuming red nitric acid (HNO3) as the oxidizer.
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posted on
02/13/2008 5:55:23 PM PST
by
pfflier
To: Tennessee_Bob; mad_as_he$$
I dont think theres hydrazine in airbags.Airbags use sodium azide.
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posted on
02/13/2008 5:57:04 PM PST
by
null and void
(President Hillary!™ Clinton? Time to invest in body bags. Again...)
To: RightWhale
How does one shoot down a satellite?One blows it up to shoot it down...
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posted on
02/13/2008 6:01:17 PM PST
by
null and void
(President Hillary!™ Clinton? Time to invest in body bags. Again...)
To: maquiladora
Maybe we should let the Chinese take a shot at it. That makes everybody happy.
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posted on
02/13/2008 6:02:30 PM PST
by
Nachoman
(My guns and my ammo, they comfort me.)
To: pfflier
Earlier system used fuming red nitric acid (HNO3) as the oxidizer.....that's what I thought, as an "Exotic Fuel"
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posted on
02/13/2008 6:04:35 PM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: montag813
Good idea, but I was thinking..... BERKLEY .
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posted on
02/13/2008 6:14:27 PM PST
by
Gator113
(America just traded away the possibility of a dream, for what is certain to be a nightmare.)
To: j_tull
It’s the danger zone from a failed launch. You’d either have to fire it straight up north towards the US, or directly south over Cuba and Venezuela. At Vandenberg you can launch to the South.
To: j_tull
It’s the danger zone from a failed launch. You’d either have to fire it straight up north towards the US, or directly south over Cuba and Venezuela. At Vandenberg you can launch to the South.
To: papasmurf
I sure hope you didnt take that seriously.Heh...not to worry, I saw the smiley!
To: pfflier
Thank you, I now stand corrected. I really like more information on this kind of stuff.
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posted on
02/14/2008 4:25:23 AM PST
by
TMSuchman
(American by birth Rebel by choice, MARINE by act of GOD!)
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