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Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
Originally posted by undo
I live by NASA. Cape Canaveral has many launches that are top secret.
That's true as far as the payloads go (psst they're satellities) but the launches themselves are public knowledge (how do you hide a rocket launch?) and therefore can be tracked and so are the capabilties of the launch vehicles (man rating, payload weight to LEO or higher).
www.patrick.af.mil...
astronautix.com...
Originally posted by TheBorg
Ok. For me to believe this, and believe me when I say that I REALLY do, I need to know one major thing. How is it possible for them to shuttle astronauts up to the Moon and back, with payload no less, without the general public seeing or hearing about it? If you can logically explain that little fact, then I might be able to buy this crazy notion.
General Charles Horner, Commander, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) officially dedicated the SWC on December 8, 1993. In 1995, the 17th Test Squadron (17 TS) was established and the 576th Flight Test Squadron (576 FLTS) aligned under SWC. In 2000, the SWC established the 595th Test and Evaluation Group (595 TEG) and 310th Space Group (Air Force Reserve) established the 14th Test Squadron (14 TS) as a sister squadron to the 17 TS. In 2001, the SWC stood up the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron (527 SAS) and the USAF Space Operations School (SOPSC). In 2002, the SWC stood up Detachment 1 at Nellis AFB, NV and Detachment 2 at Langley AFB, VA. Both Detachments are extensions of the SWC and provide air and space integration to the warfighter through a variety of efforts heavily focused on strengthening relationships with government and industry mission partners. In August 2002, the 595th reorganized as the 595th Space Group and took control of the 527th and SOPSC. In November 2002, the 595th established the Space Range Management Office (SRMO). In September 2003, the SWC stood up a fifth division, the Integration Division (SWC/XI). More recently, in October 2003, the 310th Space Group established the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron (26 SAS) as a sister squadron to the 527 SAS.
In 1977 Congress directed the establishment of Air Force TENCAP with three primary missions: exploiting space systems for tactical applications through rapid prototyping projects; influencing the design of future space systems for tactical applications; and educating warfighters about the capabilities and tactical utility of space systems.
They traffic people in and out of military bases all the time, true, but I'm positive that if they were sending people into space that several thousand people would know/see/hear the craft launch, as well as the return craft come back in with a payload.
Can you imagine the size the craft would have to be to get anything worthwhile from the Moon.
This work placed a total 129 tons initial base for both the in-crater and crater rim installations, as well as a 90 tons “marshalling yard” at the Earth-Moon L-1 libration point. For launch services, the results of an in-house Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle study were used. It is called Aquila. This vehicle can deliver over 50 tons to low Earth orbit from the Kennedy Space Center, using a combination of Space Shuttle and Delta IV-Heavy components.
Source Paper from...
SPACE TRANSPORTATION FOR A LUNAR RESOURCES BASE (LRB)
Hubert P. Davis, Starcraft Boosters, Inc.
1032 Military Drive
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
I too know that the government must be involved in extra-terrestrial operations, as that's the next major frontier that we've yet to conquer. Should these things come to be true, then I'll be one of the happiest guys on the planet.
Besides, the thing I think they should be doing is harnessing these Near-Earth asteroids, and mining the heck out of them, since they pose more of a threat to us than any that the Moon or Mars can.
Galactic Mining Industries, Inc. – Business Plan Development – Market Definition and Revenue Streams
Richard M. Westfall1, 1Galactic Mining Industries, Inc. 4838 Stuart Street, Denver, Colorado 80212-292
Galactic Mining Industries, Inc. is involved in the research and development of Industrial Manufacturing Technologies which will form the basis for Manned Colonization of Earth Orbit, Manned Colonization of the Moon, Earth –Mars Transportation Infrastructure and Martian Colonies. The investigation of Steel Manufacturing Technologies using In-Situ Resources in Earth Orbit on the Moon on Mars and Beyond forms the foundation for the companies business plans...
Galactic Mining Industries, Inc. also possesses proprietary Radiation Shielding Technologies which can be applied to Nuclear Industry Operations on Earth and as Shielding for Spacecraft. These technologies will be briefly presented to define additional very important market presence...
Manufacture of Buzz Aldrin inspired Cycler Earth – Mars Orbiter Shuttle Vehicles to Organizations Transiting from Earth to Mars and back to Earth.
In Space Manufacture of Food Production Greenhouse Space Stations for Provision of
Missions in Earth Orbit, on the Moon, in Transit to Mars and on Mars, and Beyond.
9. Provide in Space Industrial Park Infrastructure for Support of Organizations involved in the manufacture of Space Colonization Goods and Services
Originally posted by undo
To me, "probably" sounds carefully chosen. Perhaps you don't like "probably", in which case I invite you to ignore most theoretical physics.
Originally posted by undo
So can you tell me what my husband does for a living? Since you know everything anyway.
Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
With all due respect you are (...) to humanity.
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[edit on 24/11/06 by masqua]
Originally posted by johnlear
As far as the very large equipment built in the US going to the moon or Mars I am not sure how they do that but remember we've had anti-grav since the late 50's so by now it shouldn't be that much of a problem.
en.wikipedia.org...(nuclear_propulsion)
A 1959 report by General Atomics explored the parameters of three different sizes of hypothetical Orion spacecraft:
[snip boring techincal details]
The biggest design above is the "super" Orion design; at 8 million tons, it could easily be a city. In interviews, the designers contemplated the large ship as a possible interstellar ark. This extreme design could be built with materials and techniques that could be obtained in 1958 or were anticipated to be available shortly after. The practical upper limit is likely to be higher with modern materials.
BS. Where's your evidence?
No that's the current state of art.
Just my humble opinion of course)
Originally posted by Saviour Of The RealThanks to your encouragement I’m sure he won’t stop trying though. It appears he worships the ground you walk on so why not be a real hero and let the poor guy off the hook?
Originally posted by undo
you said:
can we have dust clouds in a 0 atmosphere environment?
how thin, i dunno. but zorg and john have info on that.
Originally posted by undo that archive photo 279, has definitely been edited. I can check the rest as well, but it's pretty evident that someone changed the image.
Originally posted by undo
So can you tell me what my husband does for a living? Since you know everything anyway.
Originally posted by johnlear
Take a look at the pictures on this thread. Thats my evidence.
Actually its the 'state of the art' for the uninformed. For the informed the state of the art in space travel is about 60 years ahead of the uninformed.
Thanks for your 'humble' opinion SOTR as uninformed as it is it is always appreciated.
Originally posted by zorgon
Just WHO are we at war with? And WHY do we have "Space Aggressor Squadron's"
Originally posted by zorgon
Since then I have independantly found hundreds of documents to support major lunar and martian mining operations from NASA, the Department of Defense and Colorado School of Mines...
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Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
He used "probably" in the context of an artic base.
The U.S. Air Force has certified a newly constructed glacial ice runway near Antarctica's McMurdo Station as capable of handling large military cargo jets. The certification marks an important improvement in the U.S. Antarctic Program's (USAP)...
Preparation of the runway pavement required the use of 100- ton pneumatic tire rollers to compact a thin snow cover, turning the snow into white ice, a material sturdy enough to handle four engine military transport aircraft. The addition of this white ice pavement allows all-season landings of wheeled aircraft in the Antarctic for the first time in history...
The newly developed compaction process protects the runway from sun damage while having the structural strength necessary to withstand the stresses imposed by the landing of large aircraft such as the C-5 Galaxy, one of the world's largest aircraft; the C-17 Globemaster, the newest air force cargo plane; and the older C-141s.
Source
Originally posted by zorgon
No base in Antarctica....
I suppose next you will tell me there are no huge hidden underground freshwater lakes there either....
:shk:
Originally posted by zorgon
No base in Antarctica....
I suppose next you will tell me there are no huge hidden underground freshwater lakes there either....
Originally posted by Saviour Of The Real
Originally posted by undo
To me, "probably" sounds carefully chosen. Perhaps you don't like "probably", in which case I invite you to ignore most theoretical physics.
And quit my job? No way man!
He used "probably" in the context of an artic base.
Originally posted by jmlima
Out of genuine curiosity , what are they supposed to be mining out there?
LUNAR AND MARTIAN FIBERGLASS AS A VERSATILE FAMILY OF ISRU VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
by Gary "ROD" Rodriguez, Systems Architect, sysRAND Corporation
The logic employed in our reasoning includes the fact that any In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) effort is going to yield copious masses of silicon oxides which can be used in bulk as conventional glass products or, after further separation, can be synthesized as Silicon and Silicon-Carbide Fullerenes for more exotic applications. Additionally, mechanical wrapping of Silicon Webbing could prove to be more practical and durable and a lot less brittle than attempting largescale hot glass molding of structural components...
Identified fuel production ISRU efforts yield partially heated masses of metal oxides as waste byproduct – rich in silicates and metal oxides useful in bulk as conventional glass products. Fiberglass manufacturing increases effectiveness of prior ISRU fuel production by taking advantage of mineral benefaction and elevated process exit temperatures. The resulting structures would be spheres and cylinders with various configurations that could apply to human support systems, along with structures useable as storage tanks for the very Oxygen liberated in ISRU applications.