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The cause of the anomaly that led to the mission’s failure is being investigated by experts.
I can't speak to whether the capability exists or not.
You must be a non believer of our secret space program which includes high energy weapons deployed as satellites.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: PhloydPhan
I can't speak to whether the capability exists or not.
I can. Airborne lasers. Now everyone pretends they don't exist?
The failed Russian satellite launch, various Korean and now the Chinese...
Plausible and outright denial...
originally posted by: PhloydPhan
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: PhloydPhan
I can't speak to whether the capability exists or not.
I can. Airborne lasers. Now everyone pretends they don't exist?
The failed Russian satellite launch, various Korean and now the Chinese...
Plausible and outright denial...
The Boeing YAL-1 was sent to the boneyard and scrapped out. I know that there has been talk of putting smaller lasers on C-130s, and I understand that there are rumors that a Soviet-era fly laser testbed that was built into an IL-76 was reactivated as recently as 2009.
That said, there's no evidence a laser was involved here. Space is hard, and rockets sometimes blow up. Particularly relatively new rockets using relatively new (for the Chinese) engine technology.
originally posted by: MaestroMind
a reply to: intrptr
You misunderstood my post. For clarification I wasn't talking about lasers.
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: PhloydPhan
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: PhloydPhan
I can't speak to whether the capability exists or not.
I can. Airborne lasers. Now everyone pretends they don't exist?
The failed Russian satellite launch, various Korean and now the Chinese...
Plausible and outright denial...
The Boeing YAL-1 was sent to the boneyard and scrapped out. I know that there has been talk of putting smaller lasers on C-130s, and I understand that there are rumors that a Soviet-era fly laser testbed that was built into an IL-76 was reactivated as recently as 2009.
That said, there's no evidence a laser was involved here. Space is hard, and rockets sometimes blow up. Particularly relatively new rockets using relatively new (for the Chinese) engine technology.
mmm hmmm, "Rumors", "Talk" and "scrapped programs"...
You already 'alluded' to but then distanced yourself from the cause well enough.
I didn't leave the tracks for you or others, anyway.
But what you can't disprove:
The US intel knows where when any launch is going to occur. A disguised airliner en route near there at that time could easily detect the launch (thats their job), fire an invisible laser that could "cause a loss of chamber pressure", i.e. burn thru a propellant tank or engine without being detected.
The disguised laser platform (747) would be perfect for that, wouldn't it... In fact the team aboard such a platform would take great pride in disabling the rocket as close to launch as possible, proving their prowess . Launch detection, lock on and destruction of a large rocket. After all, ICBM interdiction is one of their primary functions.
Tell it to someone else that they 'scrapped' the airborne laser program, they been working on it since at least the early 80's.