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To: darkwing104

What do you think is left of the US Space Command?


2 posted on 10/05/2013 8:17:42 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: onedoug

Space was the big push not too long ago. That was where future wars would be won. They wanted a new Major Command just for space. That’s not a casual thing.

But I think they pissed most of that away. Not much funding, Not so much importance. Hussein isn’t interested. Let the Russians and the Chinese own space. What could go wrong?


3 posted on 10/05/2013 8:22:54 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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To: onedoug

The same thing that is left of all America. Including Space. Including the Defense Department.

IT IS SHRINKING.

Because we sent all our manufacturing to China.

People wake up.


4 posted on 10/05/2013 8:25:56 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: onedoug
2 What do you think is left of the US Space Command?

USAF Space Surveillance System

The Air Force Space Surveillance System, colloquially known as the Space Fence, is a U.S. government multistatic radar system built to detect orbital objects passing over America. It is a component of the US space surveillance network, and was claimed[by whom?] to be able to detect objects as small as 10 cm (four inches) at heights up to 30,000 km (15,000 nautical miles.)

The system ceased operation in September 2013 (due to the DoD sequester).

The operation's headquarters are at Dahlgren, Virginia, and radar stations are spread out across the continental United States at roughly the level of the 33rd parallel north.

7 posted on 10/05/2013 9:43:11 AM PDT by MacNaughton
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