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2021-04-25 Science & Technology

First look at top-secret ‘space cannon' packed full of little interceptors that Russia designed to protect military space stations

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-25 00:57|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Welcome aboard! Recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts from US, France and Japan arrives at International Space Station a day after liftoff from Cape Canaveral

Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-25 01:02|| 2021-04-25 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 So I keep reading that the recycled capsule is a first - don't the Space shuttles count?

Posted by Mercutio 2021-04-25 07:04|| 2021-04-25 07:04|| Front Page Top

#3 ...it doesn't count if it didn't happen on ~~Obama3~~ Biden's watch.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-04-25 07:23|| 2021-04-25 07:23|| Front Page Top

#4 A bluff? Because, IMO, if they had a way to knock out enemy satellites, they would've kept it secret for a decisive (given USA military reliance on satellites) surprise.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-25 11:15|| 2021-04-25 11:15|| Front Page Top

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