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50 'Nanosats' for Sputnik's 50th Anniversary
Roland Piquepaille writes "Europe will launch 50 ultra-small satellites in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite of the Earth launched in October 1957. BBC News Online writes that each nanosatellite will weigh only about 1 kilogram and represent a single nation. Arianespace will launch all 50 of the nanosats in a single payload. The nanosats will stay in orbit for about 2 years and will perform experiments chosen and designed by each individual country. For the first time in history, 50 different countries will have the opportunity to do space research, and probably at little cost. In the future, similar clusters of nanosats could be launched for collaborative missions, acting as groups or swarms and having a single goal. Read more for selected excerpts and pointers to this future historic mission."
"you made the mess, you clean it up"
Yet, when we go in there to "clean it up", the UN et alia start jumping up and down "you can't do that, give inspections more time!" Bullshit.
As far as "typical american attitude", again, you're missing the point. It's the typical liberal attitude I was highlighting. But I guess your hatred of the Prez can't see past that.