Comments on: Extreme Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Makeover! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/extreme-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-makeover/ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Joseph Calamia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/extreme-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-makeover/#comment-22343 Joseph Calamia Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:00:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=10729#comment-22343 Brandon, You are right. Sorry about that--and thanks for catching it. I changed the post. From the Discovery News article (linked above), NASA also plans to use a modified version of the Peacemaker in 2012. From the SBSS website, (http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/satellite/sbss.html), the satellite should be useful for several purposes: "DOD will use data generated by the SBSS system to support military operations. Additionally, NASA could use the information to calculate orbital debris collision-avoidance measures for the International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions." Thanks again. Brandon, You are right. Sorry about that–and thanks for catching it. I changed the post.

From the Discovery News article (linked above), NASA also plans to use a modified version of the Peacemaker in 2012.

From the SBSS website, (http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/satellite/sbss.html), the satellite should be useful for several purposes:

“DOD will use data generated by the SBSS system to support military operations. Additionally, NASA could use the information to calculate orbital debris collision-avoidance measures for the International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions.”

Thanks again.

]]> By: Brandon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/extreme-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-makeover/#comment-22342 Brandon Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:42:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=10729#comment-22342 Just a small (but important) correction- The Satellite riding the launch vehicle is named SBSS, and it is not a NASA spacecraft, it is entirely an Air Force mission. Just a small (but important) correction- The Satellite riding the launch vehicle is named SBSS, and it is not a NASA spacecraft, it is entirely an Air Force mission.

]]> By: Crow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/extreme-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-makeover/#comment-22341 Crow Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:44:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=10729#comment-22341 Amusing. Putting additional "stuff" up there to track the rest of the "stuff." I hope it's cataloging itself as well, or we'll need another to track it and another to ... Amusing. Putting additional “stuff” up there to track the rest of the “stuff.” I hope it’s cataloging itself as well, or we’ll need another to track it and another to …

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