Comments on: Pentagon Eyes Orbiting Power Station

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:31:08 +0000

Orbital super tazer set to extra crispy

By: oHH

oHH — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:26:12 +0000

Sry ValcAN :)!

By: Ohh

Ohh — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:23:33 +0000

Dear stephen your comment is EPIC! :D :D

By: stephen russell

stephen russell — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:01:24 +0000

Can we fund this given this crisis were in?
Nice idea, just aim & burn Tehran from Space.
Radical, then have B2s finish job for any “leftovers“
Non nuclear.
Radical

By: Valcan

Valcan — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:57:33 +0000

wtf isnt leo like being in a shooting range so much crap up ther whats it up to 25k bu now more probbly.… and no offense didnt the chinse blow a sat out of the sky?
great idea for commercial purposes i guys but wont hold my breath pocket nukeplants maybe? this no.
for a space baced railgun hell yea power no problem plus no air to cause havoc when you fire the projectile hell make it 300ft long and make the round heaier how much force could it strick with then

By: TrueNeocon

TrueNeocon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:25:30 +0000

LEO tests would be much cheaper than putting experiements into geostationary orbit. These would be flight tests of technologies, not practical production power stations. Assuming the power stations require human assembly in orbit, it is likely that assembly will take place in LEO and the station would then slowly have its orbital speed increased to change its orbit to a geostationary one over a desired region.

By: Vitor

Vitor — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:06:11 +0000

I give 10 years for some really practicle solar panel. The guys at MIT are doing some really great progress.

By: KiloFox

KiloFox — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:26:20 +0000

Please excuse my technical problems. My reply from this smartphone was cut in half and the top half was sent twice.
I’m respectfully LOL @ this concept as stated. The folks in the tech forum for this article have made the point much more eloquently than I have. Follow the link and you’ll see what I mean.

By: bobbymike

bobbymike — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:58:33 +0000

Beamed down to earth in the form of microwaves or lasers.
Pentagon spokesman “The “beam” from our orbital weapons…I mean power station was too narrow and accidentally vaporized those insurgents”

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:57:27 +0000

Come on guys the brainpower @ AW&ST and the Pentagon are aware of “basic orbital mechanics”.I would really like to hear more details. Maybee I’ll look at that other publication “Aviation Leak and Spooky Technology” that I heard about