| From: | Dave Post <caelric@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: A new gun for the New Millennium |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:00:41 -0800 |
>David B wrote:
>> The current theory is that it's an Aurora prototype.
>
>I don't buy the Aurora spy-plane idea. With satellites being what they are,
>the need for a spy-plane that much better than the SR-71 seems way to
>marginal to justify the cost.
>
>I will buy the hyper-sonic plane idea, though. Scientific American this
>month (Feb 1999) has an article on the next gen of... well... concepts meant
>to bring payload into low-earth orbit. Among the topics discussed are
>scramjets. The military, at least economically speaking, can make a much
>better case for investing in low-cost orbit-attaining tech than they can for
>spy planes.
>
>Wordman
>
Two things:
1. Cloud cover
2. Anti-sat missles
These are why a spy plane is needed. Also, it's easier to send a spy plane
to an area that has little satellite coverage, instead of manuevering
satellites that have limited, non replenishable delta-vee
Dave
