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Satellite US 193: Headed for North America |
 Jan 30 2008, 09:08 AM
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 Venting Addict  Group: Members Posts: 954 Joined: 13-October 07 From: Erin TN Member No.: 158  |
The government wasted a few more dollars in Dec. 2006 and launched a 'secret' spy satelite. It didn't work! The satellite never reached orbit and was declared a total loss in early 2007. The thinking at the time was that it would take years to degrade and fall back to earth.
Wrong! Its going to fall in late Feb. or early Mar. 2008. Right now, all they know is it will fall on North America - somewhere. They won't know for sure where it is going to hit until approx. 1/2 hour before it hits. Big round of thank you to the US Government. See full story here -------------------- 'No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
-- Ronald Reagan  I Search for the Sjogren's Foundation,Who will you search for? |
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Jan 30 2008, 09:54 AM
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 Who's your Daddy? Group: Moderator Posts: 2,159 Joined: 13-August 07 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 11 |
Gonna need a really really thick tin-foil hat to protect against this,
or maybe a deep bunker. -------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant!  |
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Jan 30 2008, 09:59 AM
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Advanced Venter Group: Members Posts: 162 Joined: 15-August 07 Member No.: 31 |
If it falls in my backyard I'm going to use it to upgrade my computer.
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Jan 30 2008, 10:36 AM
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 Vented Out Group: Administrators Posts: 1,406 Joined: 10-August 07 From: USA Member No.: 8 |
Stuff, as Chicken Little tells us, falls from the sky all the time.
Z -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Jan 30 2008, 10:42 AM
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 Venting Enigma Group: Administrators Posts: 1,175 Joined: 8-August 07 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Maryland, USA Member No.: 2 |
I have dibs on anything that glows all day and night!
-------------------- The only easy day was yesterday....
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Feb 11 2008, 10:14 AM
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Venting Addict Group: Members Posts: 954 Joined: 13-October 07 From: Erin TN Member No.: 158 |
I have been trying to monitor where this satellite will fall, but the government is being VERY hush-hush about the whole thing. Why are they keeping it such a secret. I know there is "stuff" on there they don't want anyone to know about, but do they really think we won't notice a big chunk of metal & "stuff" falling out of the sky?
-------------------- 'No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
-- Ronald Reagan I Search for the Sjogren's Foundation,Who will you search for? |
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Feb 11 2008, 02:13 PM
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Advanced Venter Group: Members Posts: 162 Joined: 15-August 07 Member No.: 31 |
It's all hush hush because it's a spy satellite, and the US government doesn't want anyone to see/know what's on it. I can only imagine that any other government would be the same about it!
FOR THE RECORD: The New England Patriots do not, nor did they ever, have access to this equipment. 
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Feb 14 2008, 01:02 PM
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Venting Addict Group: Members Posts: 954 Joined: 13-October 07 From: Erin TN Member No.: 158 |
U.S. REPORTEDLY PLANS TO SHOOT DOWN BROKEN SPY SATELLITE
I'm not shouting, it's the headline
This post has been edited by Vicki: Feb 14 2008, 01:04 PM -------------------- 'No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
-- Ronald Reagan I Search for the Sjogren's Foundation,Who will you search for? |
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Feb 14 2008, 01:59 PM
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 Advanced Venter Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 15-November 07 Member No.: 231 |
I wonder how much that missile costs...
 It's amazing how one mistake can just snowball financially.  Sidenote: I'm waiting for the missile to malfunction and stay in orbit until it falls back to Earth. Now wouldn't that be irony? Dibs on any nuclear energy!
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Feb 14 2008, 03:06 PM
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Venting Enigma Group: Administrators Posts: 1,175 Joined: 8-August 07 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Maryland, USA Member No.: 2 |
Sphinx... You missed my post #5 above...
"C" had first "dibs".... giggle. I bet the USA misses on shooting it down? -------------------- The only easy day was yesterday....
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Feb 15 2008, 01:10 AM
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 Venting Addict Group: Members Posts: 612 Joined: 21-September 07 From: 1AU from a G2V Star Member No.: 81 |
It could be a SM-3 missile from a Aegis Class Destroyer or even a ASM-135 ASAT (although I don't see it happening) that gets used, not to mention this
-------------------- "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster"    |
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Feb 15 2008, 08:33 AM
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Venting Addict Group: Members Posts: 954 Joined: 13-October 07 From: Erin TN Member No.: 158 |
Time to see our tax dollars at work!
-------------------- 'No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
-- Ronald Reagan I Search for the Sjogren's Foundation,Who will you search for? |
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Feb 15 2008, 09:30 AM
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Advanced Venter Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 15-November 07 Member No.: 231 |
The most expensive fireworks display I'll ever see...
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Feb 20 2008, 09:59 AM
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Venting Addict Group: Members Posts: 954 Joined: 13-October 07 From: Erin TN Member No.: 158 |
Look up! Today they are going to try and shoot down this white elephant. May Daughter says they'll miss. I'm hoping all that money we put into that Antimissile progam pays off. Here's the proving ground.
Any one taking wagers? I need to amend my information - It seems the weather is not cooperating, the seas are too high to try a launch. They are going to keep trying. But their window of opportunity is closing! This post has been edited by Vicki: Feb 20 2008, 11:14 AM -------------------- 'No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
-- Ronald Reagan I Search for the Sjogren's Foundation,Who will you search for? |
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Feb 21 2008, 08:34 AM
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Venting Addict Group: Members Posts: 954 Joined: 13-October 07 From: Erin TN Member No.: 158 |
Well I'll be darned if they didn't do it! On the first try! Ha take that Korea - we did it better
The bits and pieces will be coming down for the next couple of days, but they think they will burn up on reentry. No One was right on - it took a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launched from the U.S. Navy AEGIS cruiser USS Lake Erie. Fox story and related stories -------------------- 'No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
-- Ronald Reagan I Search for the Sjogren's Foundation,Who will you search for? |
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