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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 05:34 AM Original message |
Behind the Air Force's Secret Robotic Space Plane |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. That seems to be a lot of information for a secret. nt |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. You made me really LOL! |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Since it can be easily tracked in orbit |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. So even the Air Force no longer believes in manned space flight |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Humans wil probably be displaced from many combat functions. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 09:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. So easily defeated |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Oh, and how do you do that? nt |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. It's not hard. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. lol, real life isn't like that awful Swordfish movie. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Umm, people have already hacked these things. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Intercepting an unencrypted video feed isn't that hard. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Then why aren't any surveillance satellites so easily compromised? |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. There isn't a human component with the satellite systems |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Those satellites are directed from operators on earth. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Bullshit. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Israel uses a tiny remote operated flying recon unit, like a very |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. they gave up on it years ago |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. The Buran flew an unmanned orbital flight years ago. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's easy when you have a 700 billion dollar budger. :p nt |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. So why can't we develop a manned version to replace the shuttle? |
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