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Originally posted by zorgon
Can't find a DoD only Shuttle mission for 2002
Need more input... maybe we can get Internos to track this doen seeing he's in Italy.
Originally posted by mikesingh
Hmmm.... So NASA/DoD has a Top Secret facility in Italy?? If so, internos better be careful or those Italian spooks could go after him! And if they do, we're gonna lose an SME here! Lol!
But seriously, what do you think of that Aurora pic? Looks genuine to me!
Originally posted by mikesingh
From the Space Shuttle.
Nope! I don't think this pic would be available on any NASA site! It looks like a photograph taken by an astronaut, scanned and given to someone!
I think the attitude is what it should be if it's climbing into space. Also remember it probably has an anti grav propulsion system on board and therefore it may not have a conventional flight profile.
Cheers!
Originally posted by internos
Seriously: that pic is simply amazing: i came across it some time ago.
Originally posted by zorgon
The other thing to look at is what is the stuff outside the 'window frame'? Can we identify that?
Originally posted by zorgon
Thanks Internos...
Couple questions on this one...
In a simple enlargement of the triangle in the original picture... I see 'distortion' around the craft...
It definitely appears as if the triangle was put in as an overlay...
So I will put this in my 'Of interest but not likely pending further data' file, but of course the 'distortion' COULD be the effect of the drive mechanism making the area 'fuzzy'
Originally posted by mikesingh
Hmmm.... So NASA/DoD has a Top Secret facility in Italy??
Italy. In addition to Italian participation in the European Space Agency's efforts, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) independently is providing three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules. They will be used on the Space Shuttle to carry pressurized cargo and payloads to the ISS. The structural design of the Modules forms the basis for the design of the European Space Agency's Columbus Orbital Facility. The agency also will supply Nodes 2 and 3 to NASA.
Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Leonardo during integration in Alenia Aerospazio's clean room in Turin, Italy (NASA)
'We are restricting the space shuttle flights to only those missions necessary for completing the International Space Station (ISS) and one mission for the Hubble space telescope, there is no seat left for an Indian trained astronaut on board the shuttle over the next four years,' Griffin said at the press conference in Bangalore to announce the NASA deal with India.
NASA in Japan
The NASA Japan Representative is based at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan and is responsible for coordination of NASA programs and interests in Japan and other countries in the Asia Pacific Region. The NASA Japan Representative works with regional aerospace officials and industry representatives on key programs and serves as a local point of contact for NASA meetings and travel in the region.
There are three NASA officials working in Japan and two assistants. In addition to the NASA Japan Representative, there is a NASA International Space Station Program Liaison at the JAXA Tsukuba Space Center and a NASA Scientist at the JAXA Institute for Space and Astronautical Science.
On July 31, 2002, federal police officers with the Guardia di Finanza, Milan, Italy, served search warrants and arrested 14 members of the "Reservoir Dogs" hacking crew. The arrests were the result of a 10- month joint investigation that started with the compromise of a US Army computer at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and two computer systems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California.
Special Agents with the US Army Criminal Investigation Command, Computer Crime Investigative Unit (CCIU) received the initial complaint in October 2001. The CCIU traced the intrusion through several intermediary computers to its source in Italy. Through recovery and examination of the compromised computers, CCIU was able to determine that the computers had been hacked by a member of the "Reservoir Dogs" hacking crew. CCIU also found evidence of several more compromised computers including one computer at JPL. This information was passed through the United States Secret Service Liaison Officer in Milan to the Italian authorities.
Originally posted by internos
reply to post by mikesingh
Darn! I can't applaude Zorgon here:
Mike i hope that you did, heck!
What a fantastic find, great sleuth here
Originally posted by mikesingh
Do they think we are all that dumb?
Originally posted by internos
We can move this one in Aliens & UFOs, applaude him than bring it back: (joking)
I hope that there's any chance to find the original picture:
now i'd like to take a closer look to that thing, whatever it is.
Originally posted by COOL HAND How can something exist if there is no proof of it? Even the blackest of programs leaves a trail IF you know where to look.
Circumstantial evidence
If a witness testifies that the defendant was seen entering a house, then screaming was heard, then the defendant was seen leaving, carrying a bloody knife, that is circumstantial evidence; if a witness testifies that the defendant was seen actually stabbing the victim, that is direct evidence.
en.wikipedia.org...
A popular misconception is that circumstantial evidence is less valid or less important than direct evidence. This is only partly true: direct evidence is generally considered more powerful, but successful criminal prosecutions often rely largely on circumstantial evidence, and civil charges are frequently based on circumstantial or indirect evidence. In practice, circumstantial evidence often has an advantage over direct evidence in that it is more difficult to suppress or fabricate. Eyewitness testimony is notoriously inaccurate at times, and many persons have been convicted on the basis of perjured or otherwise mistaken testimony. Good strong circumstantial evidence can be a far more reliable basis on which to make a determination of guilt. It should be noted that circumstantial evidence normally requires a witness, such as the police officer who found the evidence, or an expert who examined it, to lay the foundation for its admission.
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