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Old January 30th 08, 03:15 AM posted to aus.aviation,sci.space.policy
John Schilling
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Default US spy satellite falling to earth

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:48:54 +1100, Sylvia Else
wrote:

Rick Jones wrote:
Sylvia Else wrote:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...001028,00.html


"?We are looking at potential options to mitigate any possible
damage this satellite may cause,? he said."


I wonder what options they might be.


From a secret launch complex hidden in an extinct volcano on a remote
Japanese island you get someone to launch vehicle which goes up and
swallows-up the spacecraft to be captured and returns it to the remote
launch site, landing vertically. And if it doesn't work, no worries,
you only live twice...


I was always amazed at how a secret organisation could develop such
advanced technology. Particularly as all their scientists seemed to
spend their entire time wearing white coats and walking around with
clipboards.


When the Bond movies were edited for PG or PG-13, they had to cut out
all the scenes in the Scientist Harems, leaving only the boring labcoat
and clipboard stuff.. Keep in mind, a happy scientist is a productive
scientist, and Evil Overlords are somewhat handicapped in providing the
more normal sorts of incentive to their staff.


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