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NASA OFFICIALS ARE WORRIED THAT PIRATES WILL STEAL THE JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE
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| 03/12/2021
| Victor Tangermann
Posted on 03/13/2021 1:20:16 PM PST by BenLurkin
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:20:16 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: Telepathic Intruder
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:21:07 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
It will, now that they’ve told the whole world about it.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:24:38 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The FBI used to go after communists. Now it is run by communists. The American Stasi.)
To: BenLurkin
How do you fence such a thing? Can’t imagine a Craigslist ad. Maybe the CCP would be interested.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:25:28 PM PST
by
TonyinLA
To: BenLurkin
Oh lets play the kids game....
I sent a telescope out in space upon a big fat rocket
Someone must have picked it up and put it in his pocket
Was it you ???
:)
To: BenLurkin
My first thought is that someone at NASA has arranged to sell this to China. The guy at NASA pockets $20M and passes along all of the necessary information. And then -— whoops! — pirates show up and steal that telescope. Oh noes! What a shame!
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:29:38 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
To: TonyinLA
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:30:51 PM PST
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: BenLurkin
Another extremely poor piece of journalism. No attempt to answer the obvious questions:
1) The United States and NASA have several launch facilities inside the continental United States. Why is NASA incurring the time, expense and risk of launching it halfway around the planet?
2) If it must be launched from the chosen location, is the US Navy so stretched it can’t send a destroyer to follow the cargo ship? Alternatively, has anyone considered sending some US Marines on the ship to guard the cargo and repel any attempt to hijack the ship and the cargo? After all, isn’t the purpose of the military to defend the nation and its assets?
3) Don’t we now have a military branch, the US Space Force, specifically charged with defending US space assets? Why isn’t it responsible for the security of the telescope before and after it is launched?
I hope all of these questions have been considered by NASA. If not we definitely have a major problem of competence which is another story in and of itself.
Sadly serious journalism died long ago. It seems the mission of journalism today isn’t to inform. Its only purpose seems to be eliciting an emotional reaction from readers - rage, anger, or disgust. Clearly the education system is also failing because the public seems delighted with the garbage it is being fed by the media.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:35:34 PM PST
by
Soul of the South
(The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
To: BenLurkin
I’m sorry, but isn’t NASA a branch of the U.S. Government? Doesn’t the U.S. government have seaborne assets that can easily thwart the most heavily-armed of ‘pirates’?
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:37:36 PM PST
by
hanamizu
To: BenLurkin
I was thinking why don't they arm the boat and vett the crew more, but I remembered that's racist. Anything having to do with common sense and protection today is r-a-c-i-s-t. Everything is racist today, Dr. Seuss, Mr. Potato head, even a former English Prince and Princess, racist racist racist racist. I bet that big mirror is even racist, it's that big to show racism.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:37:58 PM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
To: Soul of the South
All good questions. Get back to us when you have the answers.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:37:59 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
If they are worried, just put a platoon of armed Marines aboard. Problem solved.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:42:40 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(DemocRats would burn the country to the ground to be absolute rulers over the ashes.)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Never in a million years would I have thought this thread would have anyone brining up race.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:43:25 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: TonyinLA
Hold it for ransom and threaten to destroy it.
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:43:31 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(DemocRats would burn the country to the ground to be absolute rulers over the ashes.)
To: BenLurkin
As if after 20 years and billions of dollars it will not have a USN naval escort with a lot of coast guard and marines around for the entire trip.
To: BenLurkin
Alien pirates? Do they realize that so few humans on Earth out of billions can actually go into space to grab a satellite telescope?
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:45:29 PM PST
by
Morpheus2009
(If you want me to be afraid, then be consistent in your logic, standards, and your lies!)
To: BenLurkin
Isn’t this why have Marines?
And Destroyers?
And Space Lasers?
Mercenary Aliens?
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:46:08 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: BenLurkin
Uh, don’t we still have a navy?
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:47:01 PM PST
by
libertylover
(Many people who want to destroy us have bumper stickers on their cars that say: "Coexist".)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:47:41 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: Morpheus2009; Paladin2
Harrr...avast ye Earthlings...
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posted on
03/13/2021 1:48:59 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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