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Monster European Environmental Satellite

Posted by michael on from the ozone-hole-what-ozone-hole dept.

andygood writes: "Spaceflight Now has this article about the 'Mother of All Earth Observation Satellites' which will be launched by Europe in early 2002. This thing is the size of a juggernaut and 'every hour will gather as much data as can be stored on a dozen PC hard disks'. 'ENVISAT' (ENVIronmental SATellite) has been in the works for almost fourteen years with a price tag of 2.3 billion (Euro)."

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  1. Re:Its Just Another Big Spy Satellite by toupsie · · Score: 5, Funny
    Maybe they take some of the tin foil they use to wrap around the satellite and make a new hat for you.

    And yes, we are all watching you! Its all about you. You are so amazingly interesting that we, as taxpayers, are funding programs and supporting political leaders that focus in on your every move.

    INSOC Forever!

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.