> "The vessel, which is leased to defense contractor Lockheed Martin, is > used to collect electrical, hydraulic, geographical and other data about > rocket boosters, said Doug Sayers, a Lockheed Martin spokesman. Sayers > did not know why the vessel is docked in Maine." Way off topic, I beg indulgence and forgiveness, will not continue the discussion. But if the Sage is there to support the Titan IV launch, why don't the involved parties say something like, "The Sage is carrying instrumentation that will support the upcoming Titan IV launch from Cape Canaveral. The launch, as has been announced, will carry a classified NRO payload, so no details can be provided." ? That would seem to be truthful, adequate, and wouldn't raise nearly as much interest as the current mysteriosity has done. BTW, have Sage or similar ships been seen in support of other launches? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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