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Gearing up?...... or 'just defense'?
U.S. military says they've launched largest spy satellite
The Delta IV Heavy rocket is said to contain the largest ever spy satellite. The U.S. military launched what is billed as its largest-ever spy satellite on Sunday. A Delta IV Heavy rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:58 p.m. on Sunday, carrying what an Air Force press release called a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). While the Air Force did not give further detail on the mission, Bruce Carlson, director of the NRO, said in a September 13 speech that his agency would be putting “the largest satellite in the world” aboard a Delta rocket for a launch from Cape Canaveral this fall. The NRO “designs, builds and operates the nation's reconnaissance satellites” and services the satellite intelligence needs of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Department, according to the agency’s website. "This mission helps to ensure that vital NRO resources will continue to bolster our national defense," said Brig. Gen. Ed Wilson, commander of the 45th Space Wing, which was in charge of the launch. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/22/u-s-military-says-theyve-launched-largest-spy-satellite/ |
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There is an entire aerospace industry that relies of a minimum level of government contracting to stay viable. If the US government completely stopped issuing these contracts, those vendors would not be around in the future. It's the same reason that the US continues to build submarines at a very slow pace, even though they don't currently have any real threat. They simply do not want to give up the capability.
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What's interesting is nowhere is there the mention of WHERE the satellite is going to be positioned.
Over the Asian Continent? Over the European Continent? Over N.A.? Over S.A.? How about Africa? (Huh???) Inquiring minds would like to know. (Then they'll get arrested and disappear from the populace... )
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It does make sense in the long term, no country wants to give up strategic capability unless it is very sure it will never be needed again. There is also an "economic stimulus" aspect, they don't want these major contractors to go away and lay off thousands of workers.
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Capability to do what? Last I head it was to build it for $1500-2000 more than the guy across the street but at a lower quality?
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Uaw,Uaw,Uaw,Uaw, LOL
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Oh yeah just what we need, more Plymouth Volare's and Saturn station wagons
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reduced production costs by shedding debt in bankruptcy reorganizations A little short on details. By how much did they do it? What is the comparison with the competition? Can they keep it up for any length of time? Lets not forget that they got gifts from the govt that others didn't get via loans and bankruptcy on some of those loans. At least with respect to Chrysler and GM.
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Care to answer the question of how the production costs are with respect to the competition, since you are so strong with facts then? BTW, I'm sure you realize it but it bears repeating. Doing well this year is insignificant. Doing well for 10 more years and we can call it a glimmer of hope. Doing well today with money you begged from the govt (less Ford) doesn't impress me. Lets see how you keep it up or if you will fall back into the same old circle. After all, your competition isn't stagnant.
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