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**Bertie the Bunyip[_25_]** · February 15th 08, 06:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.piloting

"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in news:46d4172e-6745-4279-
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On Feb 15, 8:32 am, Typhoon502 wrote:
On Feb 15, 11:09 am, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote:

Once the spy-sat starts touching atmosphere it's
braking is unpredictable. If the critter happens to
fall on Siberia, the Ruskies will wring their hands.
It surprises me it cannot be remotedly detonated.
Ken

PS: Note to next spy-sat designers...make sure
all the classified stuff burns up, or can be detonated.

Apparently, part of the issue with this sat is that the ground cannot
communicate with it. During a CNN presser yesterday, the USAF
spokesman said that the sat did have the ability to self-destruct, but
we can't trigger it. I'll bet that there's a big lessons-learned
session gonna come of this one...if the computer on the bird can't
receive a ping indicating continuing comms, then it goes BOOM.

That's it Typhoon, all the media spy **** is crappola,
reminds me of Ice-Station-Zebra, a good movie.

So now we know you sit in your room with your nails growing to a foot in
length.

Bertie