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Military's Satellite Meteor Data Sharing May Soon Resume

Posted by timothy on from the so-we'll-know-what's-about-to-hit-us dept.

jbdigriz writes "Leonard David has a followup piece to his original story, referenced here on June 22nd ('US Military Blocks Data On Incoming Meteors'). Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Rego explains his decision to suspend the meteor data sharing program due to 'loopholes' in the informal arrangement. He and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher hold out some hope that the program will resume on a more secure basis at some unspecified but not too distant point."

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  1. Re:No! Don't tell us! by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I had the same reaction, why would meteor data ever be classified????

    Because it gives you information about the sensors used to detect the meteors.

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  2. Re:No! Don't tell us! by santax · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They did provide that data for years... You could look at the old data to understand the system. Still wouldn't do you any good though. There is a sat system that can detect big sources of energy. Nothing secret about it. This only proves that it's about bloody time that China or the EU puts some sats of her own in the skies. Before we know it GPS coordinates will be a national secret to the US also.