Reply Wed 24 May, 2006 06:49 pm
Another NASA blunder.
This time they crashed a spacecraft into a satellite.
It damaged the spacecraft and nearly destroyed the out of service satellite.
Both items are now catapulting around the earth in wild orbits causing danger to our communications satellite system.
Just more million dollar NASA space junk.
It is called DART. That stands for Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous.
The accident has been investigated and the word is that this failure could be directly attributed to the management of the mission. There appeared to be a general lack of training and not much experience amongst the team which had been showered with money and advantage.
That?s about it for honesty, however, as NASA is refusing to release the full 70 page report.
They are saying that sensitive information is in the report that is protected by International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
The satellite they destroyed was operated by the Pentagon. NASA, which is supposed to be working on civilian space projects is apparently involved in military missions.
Keep in mind that the result of this failure was a successful impact with a military satellite.
This shot was managed from Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama and was built by Orbital Sciences Corp.
Orbital Sciences Corporation specializes in missile defense systems.
Missile Defense Systems
Their main offices are in Dulles, Virginia.
They are now trading on the New York Stock Exchange at nearly 16 dollars a share - up from 8 dollars a share last year.
Don?t expect to see that report.
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Reply Wed 24 May, 2006 11:48 pm
@cranston36 cv,
Has NASA really ever done anything THAT interesting in space? I may be really ignorant in my question, but what all have we gained from them?
Curmudgeon
 
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Reply Thu 25 May, 2006 12:48 am
@jatuab,
This very minor event(other than the cost) occurred a year ago and was reported by NASA.
Here
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It damaged the spacecraft and nearly destroyed the out of service satellite.
Both items are now catapulting around the earth in wild orbits causing danger to our communications satellite system.

Not according to the reports I have read . The two sattelites are in normal long-term descending orbits tracked by NORAD and intended to burn up on re-entry to the atmosphere .

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Don?t expect to see that report.

If NASA is doing anything with military significance , would you want them to release the full report ? Why?
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ndjs
 
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Reply Mon 29 May, 2006 10:23 pm
@cranston36 cv,
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Both satellites are in low-Earth orbits that will not be a hazard to other spacecraft. They will eventually burn up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.


NASA -
DART Mission: Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology
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Curmudgeon
 
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Reply Mon 29 May, 2006 11:20 pm
@cranston36 cv,
Once again Cranky has no response to our comments .
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ndjs
 
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Reply Mon 29 May, 2006 11:23 pm
@cranston36 cv,
I see not much has changed since I had my forced hiatus.
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