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JohnnyRingo

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2. If the government doesn't need them anymore.....

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 12:20 PM

Jun 2012

I wonder if they can tell me what this tiny spot is on my shoulder.

If the government doesn't want the spy 'scopes, they must have something better. Much better. These discarded satellites are apparently the ones they bragged could read a license plate from space, so what must the new ones be able to do?

Still, it's a good day for science.

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NASA gets two military spy telescopes for astronomy [View all] bananas Jun 2012 OP

NYT: "The phone call came like a bolt out of the blue, so to speak, in January of 2011." bananas Jun 2012 #1

If the government doesn't need them anymore..... JohnnyRingo Jun 2012 #2

They have stealth drones now. boppers Jun 2012 #17

Excellent! slackmaster Jun 2012 #3

I recall the Hubble was essentially a KH-11. These are at least a generation newer. leveymg Jun 2012 #4

"There is a media telecon at 2:00 pm today. I will live blog it at @NASAWatch." (on twitter) bananas Jun 2012 #6

Thnx leveymg Jun 2012 #7

Because you have to know where to point your tools. boppers Jun 2012 #18

If they can do topographic radar maps of underground acquifiers in Egypt and even of Mars leveymg Jun 2012 #23

I think I mooned both of those. Hubert Flottz Jun 2012 #5

So you're the one... jonthebru Jun 2012 #10

I'll bet those anal-ists said, "Wow that looks just like pResident Bush looking up from down there!" Hubert Flottz Jun 2012 #11

Great news! Really great news. Quick ? tho: Are these an example of "black budget" items? Poll_Blind Jun 2012 #8

USA Today has a photo of the telescopes bananas Jun 2012 #9

NRO was the proto-typical black-budget agency - it was the agency... reACTIONary Jun 2012 #13

Holy sh*t. Sorry, but I'm fixated on the part in snot Jun 2012 #12

I'm not really up on what the pubic photos did or did not show... reACTIONary Jun 2012 #15

Makes you wonder what other mind boggling technologies they are hiding. Kablooie Jun 2012 #14

The Navy is funding the Polywell research, Occulus Jun 2012 #19

Unless they keep it hidden and dont tell anyone about it. Kablooie Jun 2012 #20

I'm surprised.... unkachuck Jun 2012 #16

SpaceX might not have been a bad recipient though. Kablooie Jun 2012 #21

Yep, there are dozens of "Hubble's" up there, but they're "pointing down." joshcryer Jun 2012 #22

Keep an eye on the Andromeda Galaxy. Those sneaky bastards are coming over here and nothing grantcart Jun 2012 #24

And who gets them into space? I thought NASA had a bit of money taken away jakeXT Jun 2012 #25