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0 pointswand3r9y ago0 comments

This is the first military payload but they have landed and recovered the first stage several times. I guess the NSA should do more technical demos because no one seems to find this NRO tech unethical if it's coupled with an amazing technical display.

Wonder if they took the octopus of the patches

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dwaltrip9y ago

People can very much dislike NRO spy satellites and, at the same time, be excited about Musk's end goals for SpaceX.

Life is complex and paradoxical. We do the best we can.

dtparr9y ago

You don't have to wonder:

https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/857619425373167618

For all the patches, wiki has us covered of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NRO_Launches

Looks like only NROL-39 had the octopus.

ceejayoz9y ago

Do you feel that Google Maps imagery is similarly unethical?

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