Bertie the Bunyip[_25_]
February 15th 08, 06:44 PM
"Ken S. Tucker" > wrote in news:46d4172e-6745-4279-
:
> On Feb 15, 8:32 am, Typhoon502 > wrote:
>> On Feb 15, 11:09 am, "Ken S. Tucker" > wrote:
>>
>> > Once the spy-sat starts touching atmosphere it's
>> > braking is unpredictable. If the critter happens to
>> > fall on Siberia, the Ruskies will wring their hands.
>> > It surprises me it cannot be remotedly detonated.
>> > Ken
>>
>> > PS: Note to next spy-sat designers...make sure
>> > all the classified stuff burns up, or can be detonated.
>>
>> Apparently, part of the issue with this sat is that the ground cannot
>> communicate with it. During a CNN presser yesterday, the USAF
>> spokesman said that the sat did have the ability to self-destruct, but
>> we can't trigger it. I'll bet that there's a big lessons-learned
>> session gonna come of this one...if the computer on the bird can't
>> receive a ping indicating continuing comms, then it goes BOOM.
>
> That's it Typhoon, all the media spy **** is crappola,
> reminds me of Ice-Station-Zebra, a good movie.
So now we know you sit in your room with your nails growing to a foot in
length.
Bertie
:
> On Feb 15, 8:32 am, Typhoon502 > wrote:
>> On Feb 15, 11:09 am, "Ken S. Tucker" > wrote:
>>
>> > Once the spy-sat starts touching atmosphere it's
>> > braking is unpredictable. If the critter happens to
>> > fall on Siberia, the Ruskies will wring their hands.
>> > It surprises me it cannot be remotedly detonated.
>> > Ken
>>
>> > PS: Note to next spy-sat designers...make sure
>> > all the classified stuff burns up, or can be detonated.
>>
>> Apparently, part of the issue with this sat is that the ground cannot
>> communicate with it. During a CNN presser yesterday, the USAF
>> spokesman said that the sat did have the ability to self-destruct, but
>> we can't trigger it. I'll bet that there's a big lessons-learned
>> session gonna come of this one...if the computer on the bird can't
>> receive a ping indicating continuing comms, then it goes BOOM.
>
> That's it Typhoon, all the media spy **** is crappola,
> reminds me of Ice-Station-Zebra, a good movie.
So now we know you sit in your room with your nails growing to a foot in
length.
Bertie