Tuesday, February 05, 2013

1916 Spy Me Down

Read an interesting article recently. Seems the government is doing its best to stretch resources after all. The National Reconnaissance Office, AKA the NRO, a super secret spy organization, made NASA a surprise gift, two satellite telescopes.
Cool, you say, a couple of spy telescopes made for orbital surveillance, why, NASA will use them to spot a doomsday asteroid in no time.
Well, sarcasm aside, maybe so. Because apparently the NRO satellites have mirrors the same size as the one in the much ballyhooed Hubble telescope but offer a field of view 100 times as wide. So instead of looking at one thing in exquisite detail you can look at thousands at the same time.
And here's the weird thing. Remember how when the Hubble was launched with its flawed mirror and it was still better than anything out there? And remember the big rescue repair mission that made it even better? Well NASA astrophysics director Paul Harris says these new ones far exceed Hubble's quality.
Which means the spy agency uses technology far better than what supposedly leading edge NASA has or employs. Even though the satellites were built about a decode ago.
Even more disturbing, the spy agency is now fobbing them off as hand me downs. What kind of telescopes are they looking at us with now? These giveaways could point out a pimple of an pig's butt. What they have now will probably see a booger on a flea.
Kate Middleton can never go topless again.
Here's my question: Why is the leading space agency so far behind? And who's been in charge of the National Reconnaissance Office? I think it's time NASA hired him.
Someone call the headhunting firm.
Because there really is a doomsday asteroid somewhere...
America, ya gotta love it.

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