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Satellite Abandoned Due To Orbital Patent

EreIamJH brings news about a commercial geostationary satellite that was launched last month. Due to a launch failure, the satellite did not reach the orbit required to perform its function. The satellite's owner, SES Americom, looked for a way to salvage the satellite, but ran into an unexpected hurdle; a Boeing patent on the lunar flyby process that would be used to correct the satellite's orbit. If another company doesn't purchase the satellite, it is likely to become another piece of space junk. The European Space Agency has posted a gallery of the maps they have put together for man-made debris in orbit around the earth.

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  1. Japanese animation series about this issue: by GNUPublicLicense · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  2. WOW... by sxpert · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    this is the biggest WTF ever...

    guess there are *WAYYYY* too many lawyers on earth...

  3. corepirate nazis continue to provide fake... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'cloud' cover over most of US. what's the point? eye gas there doesn't need to be one, as it appears most of US don't give a flying fud, despite horrendous 'weather' (?reactions?) to the vandalism of yOUR skies. just keep your head firmly lodged in your .asp for a while longer, & everything will be all right? yikes almighty. perhaps you could let yOUR conscience be yOUR guide. you can be more helpful than you might have imagined. there are still some choices. if they do not suit you, consider the likely results of continuing to follow the corepirate nazi hypenosys story LIEn, whereas anything of relevance is replaced almost instantly with pr ?firm? scriptdead mindphuking propaganda or 'celebrity' trivia 'foam'. meanwhile; don't forget to get a little more oxygen on yOUR brain, & look up in the sky from time to time, starting early in the day. there's lots going on up there.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_sc/ye_climate_records;_ylt=A0WTcVgednZHP2gB9wms0NUE
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080108/ts_alt_afp/ushealthfrancemortality;_ylt=A9G_RngbRIVHsYAAfCas0NUE
    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/opinion/31mon1.html?em&ex=1199336400&en=c4b5414371631707&ei=5087%0A

    is it time to get real yet? A LOT of energy is being squandered in attempts to keep US (literally) in the dark. in the end (give or take a few 1000 years), the creators will prevail (world without end, etc...), as it has always been. the process of gaining yOUR release from the current hostage situation may not be what you might think it is. butt of course, most of US don't know, or care what a precarious/fatal situation we're in. for example; the insidious attempts by the felonious corepirate nazi execrable to block the suns' light, interfering with a requirement (sunlight) for us to stay healthy/alive. it's likely not good for yOUR health/memories 'else they'd be bragging about it? we're intending (please do not underestimate the power of intentions) for the whoreabully deceptive (they'll do ANYTHING for a bit more monIE/power) felons to give up/fail even further, in attempting to control the 'weather', as well as a # of other things/events.

    http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=video+cloud+spraying

    dictator style micro management has never worked (for very long). it's an illness. tie that with life0cidal aggression & softwar gangster style bullying, & what do we have? a greed/fear/ego based recipe for disaster. meanwhile, you can help to stop the bleeding (loss of life & limb);

    http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/28/vermont.banning.bush.ap/index.html

    the bleeding must be stopped before any healing can begin. jailing a couple of corepirate nazi hired goons would send a clear message to the rest of the world from US. any truthful look at the 'scorecard' would reveal that we are a society in decline/deep doo-doo, despite all of the scriptdead pr ?firm? generated drum beating & flag waving propaganda that we are constantly bombarded with. is it time to get real yet? please consider carefully ALL of yOUR other 'options'. the creators will prevail. as it has always been.

    corepirate nazi execrable costs outweigh benefits
    (Score:-)mynuts won, the king is a fink)
    by ourselves on everyday 24/7

    as there are no benefits, just more&more death/debt & disruption. fortunately there's an 'army' of light bringers, coming yOUR way. the little ones/innocents must/will be protected. after the big flash, ALL of yOUR imaginary '

  4. Hein??! Orbital patent???!!!! by unforkable · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wanted to say something but it has been patented by eric cartman!

  5. Re:What are 1000 patent lawyers... by tomhudson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The real "what are 100 laywers ... questions.

    Q: What are 100 lawyers in an airplane?
    A: Air pollution.

    Q: What are 100 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?
    A: A good start.

    Q: What are 100 lawyers buried in sand up to their necks?
    A: Not enough sand.

    And for the bonus ...

    Q: Why do they use lawyers instead of mice for AIDS research?
    A1: Lab assistants don't get attached to them.
    A2: PETA won't protest over their mistreatment
    A3: There are some things mice just won't do ...

  6. Re:method patent by inasity_rules · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My kingdom, mod points and all my carma just to be able to mod you +5 Disturbing...

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