NASA or the US-Air force?

[loquere]

I'm writing, well it's finished I think, An alien scifi story.

Which satellites from the two agencies would pick up a quickly entering spacecraft first?

NASA or the US-Air force.

I originally said NASA, but am not 100% sure.

 

[thør]

I'm writing, well it's finished I think, An alien scifi story.

Which satellites from the two agencies would pick up a quickly entering spacecraft first?

NASA or the US-Air force.

I originally said NASA, but am not 100% sure.

Air Force Space Command

Definitely sounds cool.

 

[klingle]

It seems to me that a non-governmental observatory would probably pick up such an object before either the Air Force or NASA, but that's just a guess.

 

[phrodeau]

I think a ground-based observatory would be more likely to be first, like the Gran Telescopio Canarias.

 

[loquere]

Air Force Space Command

Definitely sounds cool.

I read some info that indicated Air Force Space Command, But NASA seems like they fit better in my mind. I think NASA has ddep space capabilities but I'm not sure. I think they have deep space satelites that can pick up incoming asteroides!

 

[fuckwaffle]

Actually, it might just be a Department of Defense sat that see's it first. Of course don't forget about these other organizations...

NEAT, SpaceWatch, LONEOS, NEOP, and LINEAR.

 

[doctor_insanus]

Actually, it might just be a Department of Defense sat that see's it first. Of course don't forget about these other organizations...

NEAT, SpaceWatch, LONEOS, NEOP, and LINEAR.

Yeah, the DoD has some stuff that makes NASA cream its pants.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technolo...-you-spare-a-hubble-dod-sure-have-two/258061/

 

[loquere]

I guess airforce it is!

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Yeah, the DoD has some stuff that makes NASA cream its pants.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technolo...-you-spare-a-hubble-dod-sure-have-two/258061/

This roughly approximates how we got the internet, as I recall. DoD quickly moved on to bigger and better things not long after seeing DARPA's scribblings on a cocktail napkin.

But the story says NASA has to furnish their own cameras for the freebie satellites. That doesn't make sense. It would be the cameras, would it not, that make the DoD platforms superior? If NASA has to bolt on its own Polaroids and Kodak Instamatics left in inventory, then it isn't exactly "one giant leap for mankind" is it?

 

[fuckwaffle]

This roughly approximates how we got the internet, as I recall. DoD quickly moved on to bigger and better things not long after seeing DARPA's scribblings on a cocktail napkin.

But the story says NASA has to furnish their own cameras for the freebie satellites. That doesn't make sense. It would be the cameras, would it not, that make the DoD platforms superior? If NASA has to bolt on its own Polaroids and Kodak Instamatics left in inventory, then it isn't exactly "one giant leap for mankind" is it?

Actually, it would be the quality of the mirror. The reason the mission to fix the Hubble was scheduled is because the mirror was ground incorrectly.

And NASA has plenty of quality cameras laying around, plus I fairly certain that many a private enterprise will be happy to donate the odd quality camera for priority access.

 

[HAL_9000]

NORAD radar.

 

[loquere]

NORAD radar.

Don't think so would still count as airforce. When I say anything army in my story to go along with the rest of the story it's USAF if it's civilian it goes with NASA!

 

[klingle]

Is this "story" for real, or are you just yanking me chain?

 

[loquere]

If you Pm me I can email you what I have now. Most of my questions on here are for stories i'm writing or considering writing, but sometime I just axe them

 

[klingle]

If you Pm me I can email you what I have now. Most of my questions on here are for stories i'm writing or considering writing, but sometime I just axe them

Do you mean that you axe the questions or axe the stories?

 

[loquere]

Do you mean that you axe the questions or axe the stories?

the stories, sometimes you start something and your like, "nah." Recently I started asking people on here opinions on stories and that has led to me just not continuning my work on them.

The stories however that seem to be good(that I enjoy), and i'm thinking of two right now. Those are the ones that I let sit for months and slowly work on them. Until one day the whole picture hits me after some odd activity like walking late at night. Then I sepnd the whole night working on it.

 

[klingle]

the stories, sometimes you start something and your like, "nah." Recently I started asking people on here opinions on stories and that has led to me just not continuning my work on them.

The stories however that seem to be good(that I enjoy), and i'm thinking of two right now. Those are the ones that I let sit for months and slowly work on them. Until one day the whole picture hits me after some odd activity like walking late at night.

Wait, I thought you were a girl!

 

[loquere]

No, what made you think that?

 

[loquere]

Wait, I thought you were a girl!

My profile says i'm a guy! i'm pretty sure.

 

[sw4fun]

I actually work in the space business so let me throw in here if I may. The AF/NRO/DoD in generally is typically going to be looking earthward or somewhere inside the Geosync belt. Since their mission is defense and there are no (acknowledged *wink*) threats from aliens all the focus is towards earth where threats are most likely to come from. Yes there are some observational satellites run by the defense sector that are watching the sun or other entities but they are mainly space weather or the like as they try and ensure we are aware of sun flares or other such phenomena that could knock out or disrupt our other more important satellites. NASA or a private observatory is much more likely to be looking out bound and catch something coming in from the outer parts of the solar system because they are actually looking for that kind of stuff.

 

[loquere]

I actually work in the space business so let me throw in here if I may. The AF/NRO/DoD in generally is typically going to be looking earthward or somewhere inside the Geosync belt. Since their mission is defense and there are no (acknowledged *wink*) threats from aliens all the focus is towards earth where threats are most likely to come from. Yes there are some observational satellites run by the defense sector that are watching the sun or other entities but they are mainly space weather or the like as they try and ensure we are aware of sun flares or other such phenomena that could knock out or disrupt our other more important satellites. NASA or a private observatory is much more likely to be looking out bound and catch something coming in from the outer parts of the solar system because they are actually looking for that kind of stuff.

Thank you, this is what this Forum should be. It shoule be a place to awnser the why questions to make story stronger!

Thank you so much kind sir!

 

[klingle]

My profile says i'm a guy! i'm pretty sure.

I can't be arsed to read profiles. I assume everyone is a girl unless they have a cock shot as their avatar.

 

[loquere]

Yeah well I'm not fond of losing my job right right now, so i'm not about to do that.

 

[klingle]

Yeah well I'm not fond of losing my job right right now, so i'm not about to do that.

I see. Or rather, I don't see.

 

[loquere]

I see. Or rather, I don't see.

I'm Eric Holder LOL THAT WAS A JOKE!