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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUh-oh! Now NSA is spying on the sun!
NASA launches sun-watching satellite from Calif.Posted: Jun 27, 2013 2:27 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 27, 2013 11:17 PM EDT
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - NASA launched a satellite late Thursday on a mission to explore a little-studied region of the sun and to better forecast space weather that can disrupt communications systems on Earth ... "We're thrilled," NASA launch director Tim Dunn said ... The 7-foot-long Iris, weighing 400 pounds, carries an ultraviolet telescope that can take high-resolution images every few seconds ...
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Uh-oh! Now NSA is spying on the sun! (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
OP
NO..NO..Isn't anything sacred to these bastards ! They have millions of other stars...
BlueJazz
Jun 2013
#1
From the OP: "... to ... disrupt communications systems on Earth ..."
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#10
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)1. NO..NO..Isn't anything sacred to these bastards ! They have millions of other stars...
...to look at like Brad Pitt or Bill Nye but nooooooo...
snooper2
(30,151 posts)2. The had to do that to get TLS encrypted traffic
because everyone KNOWS that transparent fiber hanging across trees is how it works
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)3. I guess bombing the moon wasn't enough for them. n/t
bravenak
(34,648 posts)4. Now I bet they 'store' the 'data' in those sneaky ' solar power panels'.
Oh you mean NASA? My bad. I like NASA.
mick063
(2,424 posts)5. I'm not laughing
Poking fun at those who dislike the big data base collection center in Utah is how I perceive this.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)6. LOL
I remember living around VAFB in the mid-80's, watching launches, watching what was launched blow-up.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8005.0
Good times!
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)7. Well, as long as they don't start spying on Uranus
But I wouldn't put it past the Republicans, those dirty GOPers are already passing bills to spy inside of women via trans-vaginal ultrasounds !!!
But low hanging fruit, Tx4.
Bad!
Th1onein
(8,514 posts)9. Jeebus, where is that Unrec button when you need it?
struggle4progress
(118,294 posts)10. From the OP: "... to ... disrupt communications systems on Earth ..."