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2017-04-06 Science & Technology

The US Air Force Is Reorganizing to Fight in Space

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Posted by Skidmark 2017-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Still doesn't want to do CAS, so let's change the subject.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-04-06 07:46|| 2017-04-06 07:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Performing task sub-contracting for the Army really doesn't expand the organization or funding lines. If you're not the 'Prime' you never really control the budget.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-04-06 08:17|| 2017-04-06 08:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice P2k.
Danger close extraction and CAS from orbit.
I like it!

Call it COS?

Posted by Skidmark 2017-04-06 10:18|| 2017-04-06 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 The new mission will spell the end of the A-10; "it can't escape the atmosphere so we will have to kill it."

Posted by USN, Ret. 2017-04-06 14:36|| 2017-04-06 14:36|| Front Page Top

#5 "it can't escape the atmosphere so we will have to kill it."

I dunno. I can see them being tossed into low earth orbit from a gigantuous, big-ass trebuchet. One advantage is this would get the Society for Creative Anachronism on board, a constituency which has been previously under-served by the USAF.

Posted by SteveS 2017-04-06 16:32|| 2017-04-06 16:32|| Front Page Top

#6 NASA should do the math on how big a trebuchet would have to be to launch a Mercury Capsule into low Earth orbit. Release the data on April 1st and see if any journalists figure it out.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-04-06 20:55|| 2017-04-06 20:55|| Front Page Top

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