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To: Bald Eagle who wrote (750437)	9/28/2006 5:51:21 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Did you go back and edit something? (Just asking because I don't remember seeing that link to the Telegraph article... sure I would have clicked on it and then read. Would have been hard to say anything without doing that first....) Anyway, whether I missed the detail originally or not... what it says is China "fired powerful laser weapons designed to disable American spy satellites" (which I already knew, as it's been previously reported), and it also mentioned near the bottom that one of the Keyholes has "come under attack several times in recent years" --- which has ALSO been previously reported. And, YOU posted that 'China disables US sat'. The article does not say that the Keyhole was disabled (which would likely be classified info) but, as far as I know, it is still in daily use... so appears to be operational. (We, too, have been accused by some others --- the Russians, for example --- of testing out laser systems against some of their sats....) I can only ASSUME though, that if a MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR (likely: hundreds of millions of dollars) sat was DISABLED by FOREIGN action, that the United States would immediately act against military assets of the attacking nation. Likely knocking out their sats in reply. And, that we wouldn't be 'taking any polls' about 'what to do'. So... are you saying that China knocked out a Keyhole... and Bush is twiddling his thumbs about what to do? (And even STILL opposing Congressional actions to force China to play fair with their currency pegs?) Now, WHY IN HELL would that be?

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (750437)	9/28/2006 5:57:42 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Will US and China be friends in space? * 30 September 2006 * Irene Klotz * Magazine issue 2571 The US may be at odds with China over issues such as weapons proliferation, trade practices and human rights, but this week could mark a turning point in relations between the two countries in space. As New Scientist went to press, NASA chief Mike Griffin was in the midst of the first official visit to China by a serving head of the agency. Though Griffin has been at pains to keep expectations realistic for his visit to Beijing, Shanghai and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, officials expect discussions to be wide-ranging. The visit comes as NASA is attempting to transform its human space flight programme. Today, this is dominated by the task of building the International Space Station using the ageing and outdated space shuttle. Under Griffin, NASA is preparing a new generation of launchers and spacecraft with a long-term goal of returning to the moon. This experience makes China ... The complete article is 747 words long. newscientistspace.com