Gosh, here I am ranting about the prospect of using the
Vision as a part of missile defense command and
control system (not weapons system). And here
I read a pdf from ...

BRIG GEN S. PETE WORDEN
Director for Development and Transformation
Air Force Space Command, Space and Missile
Systems Center


.....that sounds like something out of Buck Rogers.


25 YEAR SPACE PROGRAM.

DEVELOP AFFORDABLE "RESPONSIVE"
LAUNCHERS
2010-2015.

USE MICROSATELLITES TO SURVEY CISLUNAR
SPACE, SUITABLE NEOS AND LUNAR POLES
2008-2018.

EVOLVE FULLY REUSABLE HEAVY LIFT AND
PARTIALLY REUSABLE VERY HEAVY LIFT
VEHICLES
2015-2020.

CONSTRUCT VERY LARGE SPACE TELESCOPE
(PLANET FINDER) 30 METERS IN DIAMETER
AT L-2 -2020-2025.DEVELOP LUNAR/NEO RESOURCE
USAGE
2020-2025.

MOVE NEO INTO EARTH ORBIT 2025-2030

.......................

Move a near earth object into earth orbit????
Why would Space Command want to do that?

What is this guy on drugs or something.
And you guys call me alarmist?
Sheez this pdf is just ...I...mean...I'm speechless.



Scroll down to page 30 or so.
http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/libra...rden_Simon.pdf





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