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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: MrsSmith on June 12, 2009, 06:57:31 PM
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Military Covering Up Fireballs From Space
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth's atmosphere — but no longer.
A recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that observations by hush-hush government spacecraft of incoming bolides and fireballs are classified secret and are not to be released, SPACE.com has learned.
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"It's baffling to us why this would suddenly change," said one scientist familiar with the work. "It's unfortunate because there was this great synergy ... a very good cooperative arrangement. Systems were put into dual-use mode where a lot of science was getting done that couldn't be done any other way. It's a regrettable change in policy."
Scientists say not only will research into the threat from space be hampered, but public understanding of sometimes dramatic sky explosions will be diminished, perhaps leading to hype and fear of the unknown.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525832,00.html
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Scientists say not only will research into the threat from space be hampered, but public understanding of sometimes dramatic sky explosions will be diminished, perhaps leading to hype and fear of the unknown.
That sounds like SOP for this administration. you know, the one that campaigned on being more transparent than any administration before it. :uhsure:
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its a strange decision for sure - sharing data on rocks in space does nothing but help the United States by providing free research. All this decision is going to do is stir up Area51 style conspiracy theories.
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Global warming is causing space monster farts to explode in our atmosphere.... .....we're doomed if ya'll don't park your cars and stop lighting cigarettes.
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Global warming is causing space monster farts to explode in our atmosphere.... .....we're doomed if ya'll don't park your cars and stop lighting cigarettes.
No, Glowbull warming is caused by ME!!! :tongue:
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Who knows what else they're hiding?? :panic:
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/angrykillertankrobots.jpg)
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Who knows what else they're hiding?? :panic:
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/angrykillertankrobots.jpg)
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Pretty sinister looking O-bot.