Keeping secrets about space crafts seems to be on the rise. Earlier this year, Loon opposed a public inspection of their experimental license
to launch their WiFi-emitting balloons into the sky. Now, the newly
formed U.S. Space Force doesn’t want to reveal much about their space
shenanigans either.
From RT:
The mysterious X-37B space plane is set to blast off from
a launch site in Florida. Its sixth mission is touted as the most
action-packed to date, and the first where the US Space Force would be
in charge.The crew-less vehicle, which strongly resembles a miniature space
shuttle – once NASA’s flagship vehicle, retired in 2011 – is scheduled
to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on May 16,
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett announced on Wednesday.The mission will be the sixth such journey for the project, which
broke its own record for the longest time in space after wrapping up a
780-day stint in orbit in October.The new mission will see the X-37B fitted with a service module for
the first time in the history of the clandestine project, allowing it to
carry additional payloads into orbit. This means more experiments than
ever, the Air Force said.The exact nature of these experiments has been subject to intense
speculation over the past years. While the US military did occasionally
reveal some information about the experiments and the payloads, the
details are still scant and much about the project remains classified.Shedding some light on the upcoming mission, the USAF said that it would involve a FalconSat-8 satellite with “five experimental payloads” to “conduct several experiments on orbit.” The particulars of these experiments remain murky, as the statement fell short of providing any further details.
Apart from that, two of the mission’s experiments would be devoted to the study of the impact of “radiation and other space effects” on materials and seeds that are used to grow food. In another experiment, scientists will try to turn solar power into “radio frequency microwave energy which could then be transmitted to the ground.”
It will be the first time the project, which began as a NASA-run study
into cost-savvy reusable space shuttles and has since turned into a
secret military endeavor, will be handled by the US Space Force. The
newest branch of the US military and the brainchild of US President
Donald Trump would be responsible for the launch, on-orbit operations
and landing, the statement said, while the vehicle itself will remain an
Air Force asset.
Wow. None of this sounds eco-friendly. No wonder the Space Force want to keep it a secret. The agency is already being heavily scrutinized.
Speaking of scary space crafts – there’s been no shortage of
opposition already to Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launching thousands of
satellites with millions of antennas to blast 5G and WiFi back down at
earth (see 1, 2, 3). No environmental review on that either thanks to the embarrassingly corrupt Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8. 9). Sigh.
By B.N. Frank
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