NASA created UFO like Orb? Bokeh? Alien Spacecraft?

Recently there has been a flurry of UFO - NASA videos on youtube...

Well expect MORE...

IF there really were orbs 'out there' in space, whether alien spacecraft or plasma critters, and you wanted to hide them from the prying eyes of the ever present UFO seekers, what would you do?

How about make free floating orbs


Hmmm well then, in that case...

Re: The NASA camera orb...

IF as many believe... IF there are orbs out there buzzing around our spacecraft whether they be alien probes or plasma critters... then NASA making free flying orb satellites like the AERcam or the SHEREs and the more recent STARSHINE...

...would certainly be a way to cover up the other ones

At the very least we can expect a LOT more NASA UFO videos And that will give the uber skeptics a whole new set of Bokehs to tell us about

Like this one... brought to my attention by Exuberant1 from the Pegasus team

Now before the skeptic hoard descends on me that orb is the new STARSHINE from NASA

Three small, optically reflective spherical "STARSHINE" student satellites have been designed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and built by an informal, volunteer coalition of organizations and individuals in the USA and Canada. This coalition is called "Project Starshine" and is headquartered in Monument, Colorado. It receives no formal funding and operates by means of contributions of materials and labor from its member individuals and institutions. NASA has deployed the coalition’s satellites into highly inclined low Earth orbits from two Space Shuttles and an Athena expendable launch vehicle at no cost to the Starshine project, as a service to the international educational community. Each of the satellites is covered by approximately 1000 small, front-surface aluminum mirrors that are machined by technology students in Utah and polished by tens of thousands of students in schools and other participating organizations around the world. These mirrors have been coated with a scratch-resistant, anti-oxidizing layer of Silicon Dioxide by optical engineers and technicians at the Hill Air Force Base in Utah and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.

science.nasa.gov...

So I repeat

WAY TO GO NASA for making all those Kewl future NASA UFO's and keep the controversy alive



There are two other programs that also use free floating spheres that will look like UFO's

The NASA AERcam... a free floating camera orb and SPHEREs

I will detail those shortly

AERCam Sprint

The Autonomous Extravehicular Activity Robotic Camera Sprint (AERCam Sprint) is an experiment planned to demonstrate the use of a prototype free-flying television camera that could be used for remote inspections of the exterior of the International Space Station.

The AERCam Sprint free-flyer is a 14-inch diameter, 35-pound sphere that contains two television cameras, an avionics system and 12 small nitrogen gas-powered thrusters. The sphere, which looks like an oversized soccer ball, was released by Mission Specialist Winston Scott during the STS-87 spacewalk and flew
freely in the forward cargo bay for about 30 minutes. The free-flyer was remotely controlled by Pilot Steve Lindsey from the Shuttle's aft flight deck using a hand controller, two laptop computers and a window-mounted antenna. The AERCam is designed to fly very slowly at a rate of less than one-quarter of a foot per second. Remote control of the AERCam is performed through two-way Ultra High Frequency radio communications, with data regarding the status of the free-flyer's systems transmitted back to the operator. Television images are transmitted back to the operator via a one-way S-band communications link. During the experiment operations, live television images also will be relayed via Columbia to Mission Control. Two miniature color television cameras are mounted on the free-flyer, one with a 6 millimeter lens and another with a 12 millimeter lens. The exterior of the free-flyer sphere is covered with a sixth-tenths of an inch-thick layer of Nomex felt to cushion any inadvertent contact with a spacecraft surface and prevent damage.

spaceflight.nasa.gov...

So, the plot thickens? Or does it un-thicken? I'm so confused...but always entertained by your posts, Zorgon.

Glad you still bring us great & unique OPs.

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MORE SPHERES

SPHERES A Space Odyssey

The MIT Space Systems Laboratory developed the SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites) laboratory environment to provide DARPA, NASA, and other researchers with a long term, replenishable, and upgradable testbed for the validation of high risk metrology, control, and autonomy technologies for use in formation flight and autnomous docking, rendezvous and reconfiguration algorithms. These technologies are critical to the operation of distributed satellite and docking missions such as Terrestrial Planet Finder and Orbital Express.

ssl.mit.edu...



But we should be ready for hundreds more of these things



And also the SPHERES...(Synchronized Position Hold Engage Re-Orient Experimental Satellites)



They are going to release swarms of these things As if we didn't have enough junk out there

www.nasa.gov...

NASA Expanding Tests of Star Wars-Inspired Droids

You won’t find any light sabers on the International Space Station, but you will find a trio of “droids” that look a lot like what any self-respecting science fiction fan remembers as a Star Wars “remote.”

That’s the tricky little device that Luke Skywalker used to hone his light-saber skills before he went up against Darth Vader and the rest of the evil empire.

But instead of being used for light-saber practice, the droids on the space station are being used to test automated rendezvous and formation flying in zero-gravity. And soon, there may be a host of other things the droids will be used to test as their capabilities and uses are expanded and made available for National Laboratory and other uses.

Known officially as Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES, the droids have been on the station since 2006. Astronauts have conducted more than 20 experiment sessions with them, and are on tap to conduct many more. Each SPHERES droid is self-contained with power, propulsion, computing and navigation equipment. Together, they are testing techniques that could lead to advancements in automated dockings, satellite servicing, spacecraft assembly and emergency repairs.

www.nasa.gov...

The first thing I thought of when I saw that blob, or orb, was that it was some sort of liquid, possibly water. Wouldn't a liquid clump like that in space? I am not positive by any means, only asking. Also, do the astronauts eject their liquids, water, waste, etc, from the spacecraft out into space?

I haven't seen any videos on these "orbs," so I don't know if they exhibited any strange behavior, or were behaving naturally as some type of mass in space. There could be a terrestrial explanation, or simply one that doesn't involve aliens. Just because we don't know what they are doesn't mean they are ET's, or plasma, at least in my opinion.

I think there very well could be types of sentient beings that could live in space, free-floating, although I don't know what they would eat or drink. It is far-fetched, I admit, but not outside the realm of possibility. I do think it very improbably though.

Ho hum, Zorg. Now you're claiming that nobody at NASA
would EVER have thought of making a test vehicle spherical
if it hadn't been for loony youtube reports of 'sphere UFOs'?

Don't forget the golf ball hit into space by the cosmonaut on a
space station EVA some years back -- clearly a sphere to provide
cover for other sphere videos.

Ever hear of jimspheres? Named after me, of course, in honor of my
debunking bogus sphere-UFOs. That's my story -- and it's at LEAST
as plausible as your own theory!

And how about SAUCER-shaped satellites, built to muddy the water
about Kenneth Arnold's report.... You can show us some NASA pix
of them, too. Search under "Wake Shield".

Obviously built as a diversion from true flying saucer stories....

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More threads like this?

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Wonderful...

Originally posted by JimOberg
Obviously built as a diversion from true flying saucer stories....

I thought the UFO story was created by the DoD so your probably right I have the documents on that from DTIC

You got here fast... interesting that :cool;


To me the most IMPORTANT statement in this project is this..

Three small, optically reflective spherical "STARSHINE" student satellites have been designed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and built by an informal, volunteer coalition of organizations and individuals in the USA and Canada. This coalition is called "Project Starshine" and is headquartered in Monument, Colorado."



What is also interesting is that this is an OLD project

Starshine 3 Re-entry Bulletin - February 4, 2003

Starshine 3 burned up in the earth's upper atmosphere above northern Canada or southern Greenland at approximately 0515 UTC on January 21, 2003. It had made 7434 revolutions around the earth between the date of its launch from Kodiak, Alaska, on September 29, 2001, and its fiery end on January 21, 2003. No observations were reported of this event.

Out of respect for the brave crew of Space Shuttle Columbia who were lost on February 1, 2003, the Starshine web site will temporarily suspend operations.[/ats]

John Vasquez of the Naval Research Laboratory prepares Starshine 1 for vibration test. Photo by
Michael A. Savell.

Project Starshine

Project Description

So since this STARSHINE has been floating around up there all these years how come no one, including YOU, ever pointed it out before?

I also find it curious how your posting style has so many variations... one might almost think... nah

edit on 27-10-2011 by zorgon because: (no reason given)

Originally posted by freelance_zenarchist
More threads like this?
Wonderful...

I don't see how they are the same... Seems to me all the orbs in this thread are REAL NASA projects

You uber skeptics are never satisfied are you?

Post some UFO images and you can't wait to debunk them...

Post some real space objects to show people the difference and your debunker egos still try to stir up crap. You guys really need to get a life

But thanks for reminding me of that other thread I forgot about that one. Maybe I can spruce it up and squeeze some more stars out of it

You guys crack me up

:shk:

This thread should be moved now as since you have explained what these objects are:

They are no longer UFOs.

Originally posted by freelance_zenarchist
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More threads like this?

www.abovetopsecret.com...

I don't always agree with Zorgon, but at least his threads garner interest.

And he's generously contributed to this community for a long time. So again I say

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this is a case of

"imitation is the best form of appreciation"

imvho

I was wondering where a detailed and informative thread was coming from, good to see you back Zorgon.
Been a couple weeks I see but first time I've crossed one of your threads in a long time, feels nostalgic.

I always expect to see more creative UFO videos popping up as the technology evolves, in secret of course. They are getting sloppy with the TR-3Bs though, too many witnesses, but not enough photos posted as of yet, including one from me. I'm waiting on a USB data extracting device, if it works I'll have my TR-3B photos up soon.

Keep up the hard work Zorg.

It looks like another device for them to violate our rights without us knowing...

Prepare for all your freedom to be lost forever in the name of safety... psh...

Oh and I can't forget terrorism...

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Reminds me of this...

YAY! SPACE DISCO!

Originally posted by JiggyPotamus
The first thing I thought of when I saw that blob, or orb, was that it was some sort of liquid, possibly water. Wouldn't a liquid clump like that in space? I am not positive by any means, only asking. Also, do the astronauts eject their liquids, water, waste, etc, from the spacecraft out into space?...

That was my first impression also -- a Zero-G water blob.

There isn't enough context to the image to tell if it is out in space or in the space station/space shuttle.

Zero-G water:

Originally posted by Vandalour
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Reminds me of this...

I want one of these. It's a bit worrying when it comes to big brother watching over you though. We already have police cameras everywhere in the UK.