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Military Covering Up Fireballs From Space
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Posted on 06/11/2009 12:30:47 PM PDT by Scythian
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth's atmosphere but no longer.
A recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that observations by hush-hush government spacecraft of incoming bolides and fireballs are classified secret and are not to be released, SPACE.com has learned.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; fireballs; science; space
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To: Enigo54
>> Star Blazers ROCKED!!!!! Were off to outer space. Were leaaaaving mother earth. To saaaave the Human Race..... <<
Yeah, but Space Battleship Yamato was a far better series!!!
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posted on
06/11/2009 2:11:21 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: kromike
Still, it was a cool weapon because in one instance it gave Rico-Suave Kirk an opportunity to hug Yeoman Rand. Yowza! >;) I believe a more correct name would be Yeoman Janice, and yep, she was a looker back in the day. Kirk always got the girl..
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posted on
06/11/2009 2:23:13 PM PDT
by
calex59
To: spald
The young’uns don’t understand the reference.
LOL!!
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posted on
06/11/2009 3:21:40 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
("You ain't seen nuthin' yet!!," B. Hussein Obama, the 20th Hijacker)
To: Scythian
Any of them hit near Grover’s Mills?
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:25:18 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: CodeToad
OMG, if you zoom in it looks like an airplane just to the right of it on a collision course.
You may have solved the mystery!
65
posted on
06/11/2009 4:33:12 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency - Obama)
To: Scythian
Why would we release data that would reveal in minutest detail the capabilities of satellites whose capabilities are supposed to be highly classified? For Fox to put out an article like this is proof positive that dumb libs have taken over the network.
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posted on
06/11/2009 5:40:33 PM PDT
by
LibWhacker
(America awake!)
To: BGHater; 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...
Thanks BGHater for the other topic, and Scythian for this one.
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posted on
06/11/2009 7:41:42 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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posted on
06/11/2009 7:43:20 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: silverleaf
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posted on
06/11/2009 8:12:01 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Ken H; spald
We’ve dated ourselves; boys!
and...
GMTA!
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posted on
06/11/2009 8:13:09 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: wolfcreek
And... just a short drive from Wolf Creek Pass.
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posted on
06/11/2009 8:16:59 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
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posted on
06/11/2009 8:31:11 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: CodeToad
I would consider it good practice to keep the data secret — not because of any meteors, but because of classified satellite capabilities:
1. Imaging (resolution, spectral range)
2. Transmission bandwidth.
3. Orbital location.
4. Orbital maneuvering.
And goodness knows what else that can be deduced.
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posted on
06/11/2009 8:32:17 PM PDT
by
Windcatcher
(Obama is a COMMUNIST and the MSM is his armband-wearing propaganda arm.)
To: wolfcreek
I love camping! I want to do some cross country stuff for our annual camping trip this fall.. this looks like a fun possibility. How many snakes? I can handle it, I will just sleep in my trunk :) It’s either that, or the gators in Orlando ntl park FLA.. (I have a big, comfy trunk.)
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posted on
06/12/2009 2:31:20 AM PDT
by
momincombatboots
(The last experience of the sinner is the horrible enslavement of the freedom he desired. -C.S. Lewis)
To: La Enchiladita; Elsie
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posted on
06/12/2009 6:07:52 AM PDT
by
spald
To: Enigo54
Oooour Staaaaaar Blaaaaazers!
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posted on
06/12/2009 6:09:48 AM PDT
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU ARE A GUTLESS SOCIALIST LOSER WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
To: momincombatboots
It’s a really pretty area, steeped in history with many outdoor activities.(if you don’t care for the outdoors, they have casinos, shopping, museums, galleries, etc.) They don’t call it the *Land of Enchantment* for nothing.
If you want some further info, feel free to ask.
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posted on
06/12/2009 9:13:40 AM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(KMTEXASA!)
To: CodeToad
To be classified as a coverup there must have first been wrongdoing that was covered up. Calling the refusal to release sensor data from classified satellites as a coverup is nothing but conspiracy theorist basement dwellers looking to be drama queens. I think it more likely that they don't want to release data because of what can be deduced from the data about the capabilities and sensitivity of these classified satellite sensors.
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posted on
06/12/2009 9:20:52 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)
To: PapaBear3625
Um, that was my point. These pinheads think not releasing classified sensor data is a “coverup”, as though they are entitled to the data.
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posted on
06/12/2009 11:20:25 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
To: scottinoc; Movemout; markman46; AntiKev; wastedyears; ALOHA RONNIE; RightWhale; anymouse; ...
SG1 must be very busy..
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posted on
06/13/2009 4:26:23 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(http://governorpalin4president.blogspot.com/)
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