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GOCE Sat Delay Puts Off Gravimetric Weapons

Posted October 24, 2008 10:18 AM

From Science Fiction in the News:

A disappointing delay for the GOCE satellite. The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite launch has been delayed again, this time to February of 2009. Star Trek fans are understandably annoyed; how long must we wait for the basic science data that could lead to the development of gravimetric pulse weapons?

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10/24/2008 3:51 PM

gravimetric pulse weapon.

That's just a fancy name for dropping stones from the castle wall onto the attackers isn't it?

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11/06/2008 11:29 PM

Time for a very hard hat for us surface-dwellers is a'coming up soon, it seems.

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