[QUOTE=Pilotguy97;38801116]A satellite is a object orbiting around a planet, including scrap metal?[/QUOTE]
Doesn't matter. It can be a trashbag for all science cares.
[QUOTE=Falubii;38800718]Not the most fucked up nation on the planet. They are definitely not going to space for scientific reasons.[/QUOTE]
All efforts into space are for scientific reasons, even if you strap nuclear missiles to a satellite. Its still a scientific pursuit.
Of course the fact that everyone other than North Korea thinks its a test of a long range missile is irrelevant, the fact is they managed to get something into orbit which is impressive for a relativity bad space agency.
Oh good they managed to launch it before Un mistook it for a meatball.
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;38804430]Oh good they managed to launch it before Un mistook it for a meatball.[/QUOTE]
They'll make another rocket, for Kim himself.
[img]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9162/400pxboeingx37binsidepa.jpg[/img]
The X-37 launched again yesterday.
If we really must do anything, lets just use the arm on it to rotate their sat until it faces outwards. Leave it on the same orbit, just backwards.
[QUOTE=Jsm;38804420]All efforts into space are for scientific reasons, even if you strap nuclear missiles to a satellite. Its still a scientific pursuit.
Of course the fact that everyone other than North Korea thinks its a test of a long range missile is irrelevant, the fact is they managed to get something into orbit which is impressive for a relativity bad space agency.[/QUOTE]
Umm, no. If your primary purpose is to nuke the planet, it's not scientific. Perhaps you should look up the definition of science.
Those who manage to launch an object into space are always winners, regardless of their intent. Space is something that goes beyond simple human wish to destroy.
I am somewhat saddened though, not at NK though.
North Korea managed to launch a satellite into space, and they managed to do this with virtually no resources.
Other countries have so much more resources, only a very very small fraction of those is allocated to space development. Space industry of a developed country can create so many jobs (both low-tech and especially high-tech), and result in so many side technologies - just give it resources and a task.
[QUOTE=BlackPhoenix;38806463]Those who manage to launch an object into space are always winners, regardless of their intent. Space is something that goes beyond simple human wish to destroy.
I am somewhat saddened though, not at NK though.
North Korea managed to launch a satellite into space, and they managed to do this with virtually no resources.
Other countries have so much more resources, only a very very small fraction of those is allocated to space development. Space industry of a developed country can create so many jobs (both low-tech and especially high-tech), and result in so many side technologies - just give it resources and a task.[/QUOTE]
As idealistic as we might be, no. Space travel exists solely as an extension of the human desire to lob the single most devastating weapon we have ever successfully deployed against one another. In recent years, the more developed nations have turned space programs into something far more, but this isn't the case for North Korea.
Do you think North Korea is going to seriously contribute anything to the global space program? No. They are perfecting a system for delivering nuclear warheads.
A system for delivering nuclear warheads to South Korea and her allies, which [I]is[/I] a nation who is trying to contribute to the ISS program.
This is precisely the opposite of progress in the space department.
Just saw this. Related, obviously: [url]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/12/15866530-north-korean-satellite-tumbling-out-of-control-us-officials-say?lite[/url]
[quote]By Jim Miklaszewski and Alan Boyle, NBC News
The object that North Korea sent into space early Thursday appears to be “tumbling out of control” as it orbits the earth, U.S. officials told NBC News.
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[QUOTE=kepper;38807105]Just saw this. Related, obviously: [url]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/12/15866530-north-korean-satellite-tumbling-out-of-control-us-officials-say?lite[/url][/QUOTE]
One week later... :v:
[QUOTE=kepper;38807105]Just saw this. Related, obviously: [url]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/12/15866530-north-korean-satellite-tumbling-out-of-control-us-officials-say?lite[/url][/QUOTE]
That's not very specific. Which object? There's three of them (not sure why, one is the third stage of their rocket which may very well tumble, second is the satellite itself which should have stayed more or less stationary, and something that I've been told might be "payload interface").
[QUOTE=BlackPhoenix;38806463]Those who manage to launch an object into space are always winners, regardless of their intent. Space is something that goes beyond simple human wish to destroy.
I am somewhat saddened though, not at NK though.
North Korea managed to launch a satellite into space, and they managed to do this with virtually no resources.
Other countries have so much more resources, only a very very small fraction of those is allocated to space development. Space industry of a developed country can create so many jobs (both low-tech and especially high-tech), and result in so many side technologies - just give it resources and a task.[/QUOTE]
Yes, and this is a vessel of progress and exploration, because the sea used to be a barrier.
[img]http://www.window2win.com/ayancherinews/281210/warship_ok.jpg[/img]
Let's be realistic here.
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