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posted by chromas on Tuesday August 14 2018, @05:12AM   Printer-friendly
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Vice President Mike Pence laid out plans for the US Space Force on Thursday, calling out an advanced type of satellite, GPS III, that is apparently resistant to tampering. According to Bloomberg, however, this specific orbital machinery has been delayed for the last four years, and the launch date has slipped yet again.

Bloomberg reports that the launch, originally scheduled for April of this year and delayed to October, will now happen in December. The Air Force confirmed to the site that the delay will accommodate "qualification testing" and a validation of SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5, the rocket that will boost the satellite into orbit.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/10/gps-satellite-space-force-delayed-again/


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    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 14 2018, @06:05AM (#721253)

    It was a quiet little town, one in which everyone knew everyone else. The neighbor, having instantly recognized Glabert, waved; Glabert waved back, and then continued his journey down the sidewalk. An odd dragging sound could be heard coming from behind the man. Upon close inspection, one would notice the source.

    Glabert was wearing thick gloves and his left hand was balled up into a fist; this must have been to prevent the barbed wire he had wrapped around his hand from coming loose. If an observer were to look for the other end of the wire, they would see that it was firmly wrapped around an object behind Glabert. That object was a little girl.

    The naked girl was being dragged face-first along the cement sidewalk. You see, Glabert had already finished violating and tormenting her, and so he had decided to take her for a walk out of the goodness of his heart. Naturally, the barbed wire wrapped around the child's neck was for her own safety; otherwise, she might wander off and enter a dangerous area. It was then that Glabert noticed that the girl had fallen silent.

    He snorted. "Looks like another one broke," the man mumbled to himself. Glabert, being all too aware of the fragility of children, found this to be an utterly mundane event. But, then, the man had a horrible realization. She had been the last one.

    There was no more children in this dumpy little town; he had expended every last one of them at an unsustainable rate. The man remained silent for several seconds, sweating like mad. Then, he screamed. He screamed, he kicked, he swore, and he slammed. Glabert took all of his anger out on the little girl's wretched corpse. How dare she be so fragile! How dare she be the last one! How dare she! However, the terrible reality did not change. It was the worst mental breakdown of his life, and had he not realized another important fact, he would surely have succumbed to despair. It was all too simple.

    There was a whole world out there; a world filled with delicacies. Yes, he had no need to stay in this town! He could explore the world and "sample" all of its yummy little children. Glabert's despair had been instantly replaced with confidence and hope for the future. The brave man rose up, and then set out on an adventure that could rival those of the greatest heroes. And he did so while wearing a smile on his face. Oh, what a terrifying, violent smile it was...

    Several years later, a new word would be added to all of the world's dictionaries. Children who were brutally beaten, tortured, violated, and then killed were said to be "glaberted."

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