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DARPA Developing 'Droid' Satellites

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the take-me-to-your-gallon dept.

eliot1785 writes "DARPA is now developing a new breed of satellites that can be precision-maneuvered in unison and easily perform advanced operations with built-in sensors, computers and thrusters. From the article: 'David Miller, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Space Systems Laboratory, says such satellites might be used for such tasks as building giant space telescopes and closely monitoring Earth. The shuttle Discovery last week delivered the second of three satellite test "droids" that are undergoing experiments at the International Space Station.'"

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  1. the obvious use by User+956 · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the article: 'David Miller, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Space Systems Laboratory, says such satellites might be used for such tasks as building giant space telescopes and closely monitoring Earth.

    Or the obvious use for DARPA, destroying other satellites. (Conveniently left off the list.)

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  2. Re:If I am not wrong the raisins joke by Frightening · · Score: 2, Informative

    What?

    I'm a Muslim student of theology (and a SW Eng..go figure) and the article you just linked to only makes a rubbish postulation in the end by reference to a clueless orientalist. He says if we read the words in Syriac (as opposed to Arabic) then the virgins become raisins. Well done Sherlock. If you read it in swahili Muhammad becomes Bill Gates. And if you want a clear cut argument:

    "We have revealed it an Arabic Quran, that you may reflect"

    God didn't promise raisins to those who fight in his Cause, and he didn't offer absolute happiness in heaven to those who blow themselves up in cafeterias with families inside having breakfast.
    Thanks for the joke anyway.