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14 Nov 07 - 09:55 AM (#2193493) Subject: BS: Real ANGELS From: beardedbruce (Dulles, VA 14 November 2007) – Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), a world leader in smaller-sized civil government and national security satellites, announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., for a $29.5 million contract to support the execution of the Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian for Evaluating Local Space satellite program. The ANGELS program supports the continued initiatives of AFRL's Space Vehicle Directorate to develop innovative nanosatellite technologies capable of independently providing localized space situational awareness. |
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14 Nov 07 - 10:15 AM (#2193515) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Amos innovative nanosatellite technologies capable of independently providing localized space situational awareness LOL!! Bruce, I had forgotten what it was like to be among people who talk like that. Localized spatial situational awareness...my word! What if I just want to know where the fuck I am and whether there's a bus coming or not? :D BTW this business of using Angels as an acronym is really scary. Does the Pope knopw about this? Imagine the reams of confusion -- childhood prayers, hymns, testaments, all shot to hell by one guy stealing a word to make an industrial acronym out of. Awful to contemplate, eh? A |
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14 Nov 07 - 10:20 AM (#2193518) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Peace It would be easier to program viruses. |
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14 Nov 07 - 12:22 PM (#2193601) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: JohnInKansas Is this a related item? Former pilots, officials call for UFO study. "Panel calls on Air Force or NASA to reopen decades-old investigation" Reuters: updated 7:20 p.m. CT, Tues., Nov. 13, 2007 John |
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14 Nov 07 - 12:37 PM (#2193615) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Bill D Seraphim? - Situationally Evaluated Rapid Access Positional Holistically Integrated Maps. or Cherubim? - Calibrated, Heuristically Evaluated, Rationally Understood Bastions of Immediate Mercatorism? |
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14 Nov 07 - 01:37 PM (#2193672) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: beardedbruce BillD, I think we can find a place for you... But "Mercatorism" ? What is wrong with "Measurement"? 8-{E |
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14 Nov 07 - 01:54 PM (#2193687) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Bill D specificity and gratuitious obfuscation. |
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14 Nov 07 - 01:56 PM (#2193690) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Mrrzy Obfuscation should be eschewed, anyway, no? |
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14 Nov 07 - 02:07 PM (#2193699) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Bill D Yep...10 times on each side. |
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14 Nov 07 - 02:08 PM (#2193701) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: beardedbruce GOD- Generalized Orbital Destruction? |
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14 Nov 07 - 02:13 PM (#2193709) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Amos Generalized Orbital Digital Deployment and Manually Mobilized Incinerative Techology.... |
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14 Nov 07 - 02:17 PM (#2193716) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: beardedbruce I can live with that- as a term if not in reality, anyway. I'l presume the "Manual" indicates a "man on the loop" as opposed to an automatic ( conditionally derived) implementation. |
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14 Nov 07 - 05:14 PM (#2193855) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Donuel Don't forget that HAARP will soon be deployed to bring an end to the Georgia drought. |
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14 Nov 07 - 09:37 PM (#2194023) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: GUEST,leeneia I could use some localized space situational awareness. Often when I parallel park my car, I scrape the curb with one wheel or the other. I'm trying to park close to the curb in the hope that the dopes who knock off my sideview mirror will not do so. They could use some localized space situational awareness, too. |
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15 Nov 07 - 03:17 AM (#2194171) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: open mike I ordered a mocha coffee drink today and it contained GODIVA Chocolate. the coffee shop abbreviated it as "GOD". Perhaps one can reach a higher spiritual plane by imbibing such a concoction?! |
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15 Nov 07 - 04:36 PM (#2194746) Subject: RE: BS: Real ANGELS From: Bill D wow..I may become a believer! |