Sunday, January 18, 2009

"Oh, We're Not Gonna Take It" III

Eavesdropping craft critical for monitoring terrorists...

The NRO payload on the Delta 4-Heavy is a 5-to-6 ton eavesdropping spacecraft with a high tech deployable antenna as wide as 350 feet. The spacecraft is to enhance the capability for the U.S. to listen in on communications in hostile governments like Iran and terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda. (more) (sing-a-long)