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- From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
- Subject: Re: aerospikes
- Message-ID: <BzMwv3.Ks0@zoo.toronto.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:18:37 GMT
- References: <BzFK5F.Dwn.1@cs.cmu.edu> <BzHGox.9Lx@zoo.toronto.edu> <ewright.724962671@convex.convex.com>
- Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
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- In article <ewright.724962671@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes:
- >>...driven by the one-orbit mission, whose basic rationale is deploying a
- >>spy satellite -- or doing any of a number of other things -- in wartime
- >>conditions where coming around again in a predictable orbit is likely
- >>to result in being shot at.
- >
- >Of course, if the enemy has the capability to shoot at you, he also
- >has the capability to shoot down that nice, new spy satellite, which
- >is also in a predictable orbit...
-
- The satellite could maneuver, or even remain captive in the payload bay
- and snap its pictures during that one orbit. The USAF has not been too
- forthcoming with details. :-)
- --
- "God willing... we shall return." | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
- -Gene Cernan, the Moon, Dec 1972 | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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