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To counter your reply , whats the chances that all space based weapons will be banned ?
It’s politically sensitive, but it’s going to happen. Some people don’t want to hear this, and it sure isn’t in vogue … but—absolutely—we’re going to fight in space. We’re going to fight from space and we’re going to fight into space…
General Joseph W.Ashy
Former COMMANDER IN CHIEF U.S. Space Command
SOURCE: www.dtic.mil...
USAF Vice Chief of Staff General Thomas S. Moorman Jr. said in a June 1996 speech: “Undoubtedly the most provocative subject in any discussion of the future of space is the subject of space weapons and the likelihood of their use. Here I am referring to the broadest categories: Space-based lasers to shoot down hostile ICBMs, space weapons that attack other satellites, or weapons released from space platforms that destroy terrestrial targets. Today, these kinds of systems clearly break the current thresholds of acceptability ... But the 21st century could well see a change”2.
This sentiment was echoed again by the commander in chief of U.S. Space Command, General Howell M. Estes III, in his comments to Congress: “Space remains on the cutting edge—support to our warfighter, even the potential for war itself, is moving from Earth into space”3. This outlook will likely shape U.S. space initiatives in the immediate future.
SOURCE: www.cbc.ca...
Now, the United States is the Master of Space. It dominates as the owner and user of space systems, both civilian and military. "Full spectrum dominance" - control and dominance of land, sea, air and, more recently, space, is still the goal of some within the U.S. Defense Department. But what are the realities behind these aims? Trying to track down what the Defense Department is spending on space weapons projects is a tricky business.
Uhm,...... because it would be the most ideal location for a base of operations to study the planet Earth without being interfered with by humans. Just think about it for a moment.... It IS the most logical place for a base.
Why would any alien race see our moon as a place of interest out of all the other places in the solar system?
Full spectrum dominance involves dominance in space. There is no way the military will risk not being able to defend its space based assets FROM SPACE in my opinion.
Originally posted by DJW001
All space based weapons are banned.
en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by ArMaP
Originally posted by Phage
Paul Davies is not an "LROC scientist". He is a professor and director of the Beyond Center.
Isn't a "theoretical physicist and cosmologist" a scientist? Isn't he working with LROC?
Mr. Schmidt,
You had copied me on your email to Prof. Davies, who sent the response below and asked if I would forward it to you, along with a copy of the paper, which is attached.
Best,
Carol Hughes
Public Relations
FROM PROF. DAVIES:
Thank you for your interest in our paper (attached). If you read the paper, rather than the news commentary, I think you will see that what we are hypothesizing is very different from what you suggest. First, we think there is no evidence at this time of any life beyond Earth, let alone intelligent life. My own position was argued in detail in my book The Eerie Silence. However, if we take the optimistic view that there are at least some planets in our galaxy on which intelligent life may have arisen, the possibility of alien technology in the solar system arises. We have in mind a probe, or a robotic mission. Given that the solar system is only 4.5 billion years old, whereas the galaxy is 13 billion years old, the probability per unit time of such a “visitation” is roughly constant over the lifetime of the Earth. Therefore, the expected time for a probe to arrive is about 2 billion years ago. In our paper we make the more optimistic assumption that a “visitation” might occur 100 million years ago. The probability of aliens, or probes, arriving during the time of human habitation on Earth is infinitesimally small. Therefore, we are most certainly not claiming that there are aliens living on the moon (or Mars) at this time, only that some trace of a “visitation” up to 100 million years old might survive in lunar conditions. They would not survive in Martian conditions due to weathering. Even so, we consider that any visitation of any sort is exceedingly unlikely. Our interest is in whether it is detectable, and how this fascinating idea may be used as an educational tool to interest young people in science.
We have not arranged any systematic search of the LRO database; it is our intention to let an organization like the SETI Institute take the lead on that, so I am simply not in a position to accept your kind offer of assistance, to evaluate the photographs you have already assembled. I hope this brief reply is helpful to you.
With regards,
Paul Davies
www.abovetopsecret.com...
We have in mind a probe, or a robotic mission. Given that the solar system is only 4.5 billion years old, whereas the galaxy is 13 billion years old, the probability per unit time of such a “visitation” is roughly constant over the lifetime of the Earth. Therefore, the expected time for a probe to arrive is about 2 billion years ago. In our paper we make the more optimistic assumption that a “visitation” might occur 100 million years ago. The probability of aliens, or probes, arriving during the time of human habitation on Earth is infinitesimally small
Guess it must be true if Wikipedia says so
Of course they increase, unless there is something we don't know about the development of intelligent life. How nice to hear a voice of sanity through the madness.
Originally posted by ArMaP
Doesn't the probabilities of being visited by a probe (or whatever) increase as time goes by?
It wouldn't be more likely. However, it might suit somebodies agenda for people to believe it is scientific to think so - in my opinion.
Why would it be more likely for a probe to arrive 100 million years ago than today?
I completely agree with you.
I think he is doing what we call in Portugal "puxar a brasa à sua sardinha", which can be translated as something like "make the coals hotter under his sardine", meaning that he is trying to get some kind of edge over someone else.
Missing data presented as if it was real data. Those images were created "on the fly", by using the images from the area selected by the user, and the old version of the program that created the image had that problem.
Funny or not, it only happened in that system, the original images do not show any of that.
Originally posted by Morg234
A very funny looking "image problem" then.
Two different angles? What do you mean by that?
Even more "humorous" that this problem occurred in the same spot from two different angles.
Once more, it doesn't happen in the original photos, only in processed images.
Not to mention the "wrist-watch" error in the same crater area as well.
Originally posted by DJW001
I guess you didn't read my second post.
I'm not certain I understand your point because it's worded strangely but....
Originally posted by game over man
Is it possible to out-search what has already been discovered? I agree we should scour the Moon, we should also scour the Solar System. Finding evidence on the Moon would be great! But will we be able to discover new findings from Earth?
Originally posted by ArMaP
Doesn't the probabilities of being visited by a probe (or whatever) increase as time goes by?