SASSA, the Military's New Satellite Self-Defense System, is Ready to Go to Space

And so it begins.

The civilian security space agency company of the future:
(Robotic Autonomous Cyber Kinetic Urgency Upload Projectile Defense Satellite System),
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Applications are currently being accepted now.

“perhaps even take kinetic action should a satellite become threatened.” I don’t believe this is true, because the U.S has signed treaties with Russia and the rest of the world in good faith NOT to but weapons of any kind in space. Yes the U.S and Israel are the ONLY countries that objected to the U.N resolution, but still the world had come to a consensus (let’s not militarize space until we are invaded by buggers).

@Boka... Troll

@Aldrons Meh it would be nice if everyone complied with the UN regulations and signed treaties, but we all know it doesn't happen. Especially after the Chinese demonstrated they can shoot down our satellites.... I hope we are putting something up there to protect the US and her allies;-)

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And SkyNet is born. :) Yay! I finally get to be in a real life movie! I play one of the people that die by a cybernetic life form.

Last I recall only nukes in space were banned. Satellites can still have weaponry, otherwise the "tungsten telephone pole" idea wouldn't be seriously considered.

As we build modern satellites, perhaps some alternate technology propulsion systems should be added to them, just in case an old aging handy projectile ramming satellite is needed to thwart an attack on our more important satellites. Yea, I know there all important. I am just brain storming into how to make a defensive weapon and not make an attack weapon at the same time.

@Aldrons,

A "kinetic action" could simply be to move out of the way or deploy a decoy target. Its not necessarily a weaponization. Besides, with China, US and others already working out anti-satellite systems, how long will it be before we redefine where 'space' starts to be able to weaponize low earth-orbit satellites.

Rods from god or "tungsten telephone poles" are seriously considered because they feel they can bend the rulings enough to not consider it a weapon as it's just "space debris" returning to earth. Think of the high powered rifles intended to destroy equipment. Technically you were aiming for the gun not the guy holding the gun. loopholes for the win

@justin_w22202 I think China shot their own satellite down from earth. It was a pathetic show of machismo. Still their weapon wasn't space based. Since most satellites (communications, TV, defense) are in GSO not LEO, it's relatively easy to take them out because we know where they are at all times. A bucket of sand can render all of these satellites worthless so what's the point?, stick to the agreements, no space based weapons, nuclear or otherwise.

@djmc993150 if LEO isn't space they should rename the ISS, and call all astronauts very slow skydivers. IMO if you are in orbit, you have achieved space flight.

Last week, I talked to a guy from the NSA at a job fair who worked on the Star Wars program. Aside from having perhaps having one of the most awesome resumes ever, he spoke about what he worked on and I gained a love for the Freedom of Information Act.

A ten terabyte drive that stored it's data contents in molecules of aluminum oxide that would be suspended in vacuum by lasers in the shape of a cube with the cube being approximately one cubic centimeter.

Let's go over that again... A 10 TB drive the size of a cm^3 made possible by lasers. Oh, and made in the seventies.

If that's what they did then, I can only imagine what concoction the government's whipped up for this one.

@ALH

Space is bound for future warfare. Let's just face it. The U.N. is not a strong enough governing force to keep developing nations from fighting with each other or quelling state funded terrorism. What makes you think the top global economic powers with the strongest militaries couldn't get away with weaponizing space (if they already haven't which is possibly likely)?

As such, a kinetic weapon for the U.S. would be beneficial against the alleged anti-satellite tech that China has, and I'm not talking about shooting a guided missile from a destroyer. I'm talking about China's robotic satellite docking that occurred last year. There was speculation that this PLAAF experiment could be used to dock with a satellite and shut it down or destroy it in close proximity.

@aldron

Is a flare fired by a fighter jet a weapon?
Is a laser designed to stun an incoming missile a weapon?
Is a rod launched by a satellite to protect another satellite a weapon?

I think the answer is no. also who cares what the un thinks? its "secret" nothing can be proven about its capabilities.

Im all for satellite protection, defensive lasers, and uavs, war decided by technology, not who kills more people

@funkyskunk2

in regards to your last commet about war there. lol...

That's nice but I'm actually all for "no war". imo its evolution the hard way. it gets the job done but its stupid and slow. like climbing a mountain without oxygen. You climb so many feet, then you have to come back down 1/2 the distance, then you climb again when you catch your breath, then you come back down. you look kindof dumb to the other people who have figured out how to do it in what i call "the right way" with their oxygen and intelligent means. Before the end of my lifetime, provided im fortunate enough to meet my timely end, it wont make any sense to wage war because it would be slower than other intelligent means available.

bdot

This is another problem caused by government intervention in the market and the inevitable mismanagement that goes with it. The US government set up the natural helium reserve and began to sell it down in the nineties. The price is artificially low which leads to missallocation of resources that we are seeing. If the resource had been left to the market from the start and the strategic reserve not established the price would have been set by the market and would have reflected its scarcity. Perhaps it would have been too expensive for party balloons. Government mismanagement of the economy it's the same old story we seem time and again and seem doomed to repeat.

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I will be more then willing to work on an anti ground/air/space/alien defenses weather or not its laser or missile

everything pointing towards skynet. scary future ahead of us.

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@pheonix10 yes the speculation was that it could be used to dock up with destroy / hack a U.S satellite. Key word speculation, we shouldn’t weaponize space because of speculation and fear. There are better ways to deal with this type of aggression. Economic sanctions. The U.S is the biggest economy in the world, when they put a sanction on a country it’s as bad as war. Let’s keep out quarrels on earth. Once we get into space it should be like a “home base” where there is no violence. I realize this is wishful thinking because U.S space command is bent on putting weapons in space. The only thing stopping them was Russia’s dominance. But I guarantee you as soon as the U.S stars putting weapons in space, Russia will follow suit, then China, then the European Union and eventually India, then we’ll have 100 pounds of plutonium circling the earth just waiting to destroy humanity.

@funkyskunky..LOL, that would be funny, robotic wars fought in the future where no one dies. In reality however, war is decided who kills more humans, because in the end humans are the puppeteers of the machines. To answer your question anything can be a weapon depending on the users intent.

We are no primitive SMH war has been the catalyst for mans greatest achievements….let’s evolve in the 2nd millennium, how about species survival, becoming a multi planet species…how’s that for motivation?

Oh Great. More conspiracy theories. Ugh.

I think the Black Sheep should rule the future. And if they are in charge, then who be around to write more conspiracy theories? Because if the BLACK SHEEP are in charge, the black sheep become the white sheep and the white sheep are on the outside blogging away on POPSCI. It all gets kinda confusing eh. Meanwhile on a side note, Aldrons Last Hope was elected President and his Vice President is JediMindset. I think another Twilight Zone is about to come out very soon, spooky.

I’m really just happy to be nominated.

@mp

you remind me a lot of my old friend BubbaGump. thank you for nominating me as your VP.

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The war will be won in space, "take the high ground". With enough destructive force to kill every human on the planet 9 times, why not ban all war except in space and learn how to live together in the same environment? Who will care if orbits are clogged with space junk if we are all dead by nuclear weapons? If a country refuses to take the fight outdoors into space, we simply invite them to leave. Without a National defense budget in every Countries GDP, the funding for R&D to make it work would be more than affordable. "Look Dear, this article says 2 million extremists blew each other up out past Saturn last week!" "GOOD!" (Measuring our global impact and personal concern to a micro-milli-nano-give a poop!") Any Nation too poor or weak to "GET IT UP" can learn to live in peace, poverty and pollution right here on earth.
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