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Allow me to don a shiny new cap of quality Reynolds aluminum foil and say this. If it was meant to be observed, and if it was intentional, and if it was nearly
by slr555 9y ago
Allow me to don a shiny new cap of quality Reynolds aluminum foil and say this.
If it was meant to be observed, and if it was intentional, and if it was nearly "danger close", couldn't this suggest that USA 276 is a platform in development not just to deploy sensors for observation but perhaps to, in the future host systems for engaging and destroying satellites.
- krapp 9y agoWouldn't its unusual orbit make it less than optimal for intercepting other satellites?
- seiferteric 9y agoIf it was just demonstrating the capability, I would think they could always launch more into more appropriate orbits. I almost think they chose the ISS just to make sure all relevant parties were watching, since it is probably always being closely monitored.
- idlewords 9y agoReynolds has been a CIA front for decades. Wake up!
- krapp 9y agoTypical FUD from an obvious shill account for Saran Wrap.
- friedgraymatter 9y agoHope it is not too late but the aluminum foil meme was a Department Psi op. Interestingly enough it was Russian (well Soviet) researchers that showed that aluminum in fact enhances susceptibility in the remote subjects.
- Neliquat 9y agoI think it was MIT that did a ti foil hat study and found it actually increased emf inside the head.
- onion2k 9y agoWould there be a necessity to get close to a satellite to destroy it? Some sort of rocket could be launched from quite far away without needing much fuel if it was already in a similar orbit.
- exhilaration 9y agoNo need for such a complex solution, the Chinese just launch a missile from the ground: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_...
- WJW 9y agoSo do the Americans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Burnt_Frost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Burnt_Frost . If you can get close to a satellite however, you can take photo's from up close or from arbitrary angles. Spy agencies might be very interested in this. You could conceivably also put in inside your cargo bay and bring it back to the surface for 'disassembly', though its owners would probably be unhappy about that.
- sliverstorm 9y agoYou mean like they did with the space shuttle? :)
- justadeveloper2 9y agoTo have plausible deniability, yes. Maybe they don't wish to destroy it as much as damage it using a laser or they have some way of pushing it out of its orbit or causing it to go out of control. Say the US attack satellite was 20km away and could attack and damage another satellite. Blame could not then be attributed back to the US, right?