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posted by n1 on Friday April 11 2014, @01:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the public-relations-tools-for-secret-missions dept.

The Air Force has had a robotic spacecraft in orbit for a year and a half, speculation predicts a testbed for spying apparatus.

Rumors abound. One of the most popular is the X-37B can sneak up and eavesdrop on other satellites. The idea does have appeal, but skeptics point out the U.S. already has other smaller, harder to track satellites to do just that.

Can anyone think of better ideas for what they could be using this technology for, or is it just a reusable satellite?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Friday April 11 2014, @09:40AM

    by isostatic (365) on Friday April 11 2014, @09:40AM (#29941) Journal

    "agree via international treaties that everything above ~50+ miles above ground is solely international territory that, if used, must be used for the betterment of the whole world."

    Most counties agree via international treaties that torture is not allowed, that invading foreign countries is not allowed, that populations have a right to self determination.

      Doesn't stop those countries when it's convenient.

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