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- From: sysmgr@king.eng.umd.edu (Doug Mohney)
- Subject: Re: Who can launch antisats? (was Re: DoD launcher use)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.162045.22259@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 16:20:45 GMT
- Organization: Computer Aided Design Lab, U. of Maryland College Park
- References: <1992Dec13.183545.9958@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Dec13.212814.14887@iti.org> <1992Dec14.144135.14439@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Dec14.221347.3359@iti.org> <1992Dec16.092029.27518@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Dec16.202219.2063@eng.umd.edu> <1992Dec17.110426.8596@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Dec17.1,<1992Dec21.164114.1@fnala.fnal.gov>
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- In article <1992Dec21.164114.1@fnala.fnal.gov>, higgins@fnala.fnal.gov (Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey) writes:
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- >Only the US and the former USSR? I think ESA, ISAS, NASDA, and Great
- >Wall, Inc. might disagree with you. They might also point out that
- >Israel and India have launched satellites on multiple occasions, and
- >ask you how you define "precision orbit." France, Britain, and Italy
- >are kind of retired from the launch business, but they are ESA
- >partners. Brazil is coming up fast as a contender here.
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- Bill, there's a difference between "demonstration capability" and "cocked and
- loaded." ESA is not in the business of launching ASATs.
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- I'll spot the French the benefit of the doubt, because they have an in-house
- solids capability and cuz they're the French.
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-
- I have talked to Ehud, and lived.
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