by gloworm » Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:46 pm
This site is prolific to say the least. Last night I eyeballed a few and what stuck in my brain was the large amount of rocket launches as were covered/presented--26 per a quick count. This was only the first half of this one page. Somehow I get the feeling that we're paying for this stuff not to mention the approx. 15 tons of fuel per second that it takes to get one of these rockets out of our atmosphere. Isn't it an irritating feeling to realize that we're paying to have ourselves misled, mis-informed and spyed upon. And thanks for the eyeball link!<br><br><br>webpage author's intro: Satellites are the most pervasive espionage technology worldwide -- running neck and neck now with the Internet -- and every satellite spies despite claims for commercial, scientific and other benign use. None are free of intelligence monitoring and exploitation, in the long tradition of spies exploiting communications technology, from mail to telephones to the Web. All the satellite image production firms are closely tied to and regulated by their host governments. And none are used purely for non-governmental purposes. As a recent example, Google's foray into the field of satellite entertainment offers opportunity to track usage as effectively as does its search engine. Google's Internet siphons, data-mining and search-server farms are military grade, comparable to those at the National Security Agency. Links among the two and the global Internet infrastructure deserves suspicion and critical examination exemplified by Daniel Brandt's Google Watch.<br><br>1.by Boeing, a Zenit-3SL rocket is successfully launched Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 from a floating rocket pad in the Pacific Ocean<br><br>2. Space Agency's Venus Express probe at Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 21, 2005. The launch of Venus Express probe intended to explore Venus has been postponed because of a problem with a Russian booster rocket, a delay that closely follows the loss of a high-profile European satellite due to a Russian booster failure, officials said<br>3. Long March II F rocket carrying China's second manned spacecraft Shenzhou VI blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province on Wednesday October 12, 2005 China launches its second manned spacecraft Shenzhou-6 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province at 9:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005. (AP Photo / Xinhua, Zhao Jianwei)<br><br>4. This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows an Ariane-5 rocket blasting off Thursday evening Oct.13, 2005 from a launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket placed into orbit France's Syracuse 3A military communications satellite and PanAmSat's Galaxy 15, which is designed to last 15 years and broadcast digital video, high-definition television and video-on-demand to the United States. (AP Photo/CSG TOUCAN/ESA)<br>5. a Boeing Delta 2 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, with a Global Positioning System satellite. This is the first of the next generation of the GPS satellites to be launched. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite, dubbed GPS IIR-M, is the first in a series of eight new spacecraft designed to provide stronger signal strength, better protection against jamming and additional signals for both military and civilian users. (AP Photo/Boeing, Carleton Bailie)<br>6..over North Mountain in Phoenix, Ariz., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005. The Minotaur rocket was carrying a DARPA payload, according to Maj. Todd Fleming. DARPA is the research and development arm of the Pentagon. The 920-pound ``Streak'' payload will stay in orbit for a year, gathering information about the Earth's environment in low orbit. <br>7. Proton-M/Briz-M rocket with telecommunications satellite Anik F1R of the Canadian Telesat company aboard rises at a launch pad of the the Russian-rented Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2005. The new satellite will ensure continuity of service to Telesat's North American customers, Telesat announced<br>8. A Soyuz-U rocket lifts off from a launch pad of the the Russian-rented Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. Russia put a new military satellite, dubbed Kosmos-2415, in orbit Friday, a spokesman for the country's Space Forces said. Russia has nearly 100 satellites in orbit, including about 60 military satellites, the ITAR-Tass news agency sai<br> 9. A Long March-2IV rocket is launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. The rocket carried China's 22nd return science and technology experimental satellite, that will be used to carry out scientific research, land surveying and mapping, and experiments in the outer space, <br>10. the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) is shown, scheduled to be launched into orbit for NASA aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Monday, Aug. 15, 2005 is the first of three new geostationary weather and environmental satellites built for NASA by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems<br>11. A European Ariane-5 rocket lifts off from its launch pad in Kourou, French Guyana, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005, on its way to place into orbit the world's heaviest commecial satellite designed to provide Internet service for 14 Asia-Pacific countries.<br>12. Japan's M-5 rocket, carrying the 6.5-meter-(21-foot-)long satellite in its nose cone , is shot into space from Uchinoura, 985 kilometers (620 miles) southwest of Tokyo Sunday, July 10, 2005. Japan on Sunday successfully launched a rocket carrying X-ray telescopes into Earth's orbit to examine black holes and galaxies, the country's space agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said.<br>13. A science experimental satellite Shijian-7 (SJ-7), atop a Long March 2D carrier rocket, is launched in northwest China's Gansu Province Wednesday, July 6, 2005.<br>China launched the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Oct. 12. <br>14. This photo provided by Sea Launch Co., shows a rocket carrying an Intelsat communications satellite being launched into orbit from the Odyssey launch platform Thursday, June 23, 2005, in the Pacific Ocean. Sea Launch Co. sends the Odyssey platform and a command ship from the Long Beach, Calif., harbor to the equator, where its rocket can launch heavier payloads than would be possible at higher latitudes.<br>15. A Russian Proton-M rocket blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan launching a U.S. telecommunications satellite into orbit on Sunday, May 22, 2005.<br>16. In this photo provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base, a Delta II rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., early Friday, May 20, 2005. After a series of delays, a rocket carrying a global weather-tracking satellite blasted off Friday on a multimillion-dollar mission to improve forecasting and monitor global climate changes.<br> 17. A rocket carrying Cartosat-1 and hamsat takes off from Sriharikota, India, Thursday May 5, 2005. Cartosat-1, a remote sensing satellite weighing 1,560 kilograms or 3,432 pounds, is equipped with twin cameras to provide images of natural disasters, land and water resources and environmental changes in South Asia<br>18. a Zenit-3SL rocket carrying DIRECTV's Spaceway F1 communications satellite, manufactured by Boeing Corp., is shown as it lifted off from the floating Sea Launch platform in the Pacific, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. <br>19. A China-made Long March 3B rocket heads for space from the launching center in Xichang in southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday night, April 12, 2005. China sent AsiaSat-6 communication satellite into space here on Tuesday.<br> 20. An Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral, Fla., Air Force Station carrying an Inmarsat 4-F1 communications satellite Friday, March 11, 2005.<br>21. Japan's H-2A rocket with multipurpose satellite payload spews smoke as it lifts off at a launch pad in Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southern Japan, Saturday, Feb 26, 2005<br>22. This image provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the European rocket Ariane 5 ECA lifting off in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying a payload of precious satellites, Saturday Feb.12, 2005. <br>23. the most powerful rocket of Europe Ariane series sits on its launching pad Friday Feb.11, 2005 in the space base of Kourou, French Guiana. The Ariane-5 is to take off Saturday<br> 24. A Delta 4 Heavy rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Dec. 21, 2004,<br>25. An Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41 Friday morning, Dec. 17, 2004. <br>26. A European Ariane-5 rocket lifts off from its launch pad in Kourou, French Guyana, Saturday Dec. 18, 2004, on its way to place into orbit the Helios 2A surveillance satellite,<br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>
