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I don't disagree. I think the DOD argument for the X-37B would be to argue "its just a transportation system." That said, given what has been reported in the p
by ChuckMcM 6y ago
I don't disagree. I think the DOD argument for the X-37B would be to argue "its just a transportation system."
That said, given what has been reported in the press about the capabilities of the X-37B, it would seem they might have it transport a payload to sit around nearby and actively video/watch what such things are doing.
My favorite unconventional idea for an anti-satellite device is a small maneuverable can of spray paint that paints the surface of any solar panels of the satellite it "attacks" with an opaque paint. Don't create shrapnel, just take away its source of power.
- dingaling 6y agoProject SAINT in the 1960s looked at some non-destructive ASAT techniques such as spraying paint over camera ports. The idea being that it would be a deniable, non-escalating type of attack. However the technology required to manoeuvre that closely to the target was more sophisticated than a stand-off kinetic attack, which was also less detectable in execution.
- ChuckMcM 6y agoInteresting, now that we have the maneuver operations covered in cube sats with ion drives, I wonder if someone will re-open that investigation.