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| it uses radio signals from a constellation of orbiting satellites to provide accurate location |
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| other countries know that americans can shut it off because they own it |
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| what can satellites help with? |
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monitor natural hazards
environmental inventories
track pollution |
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| how can we map ocean floors? |
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| mountains under water pull the water in ever so slightly, so satellites can measure the water height |
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| how has space stabilized the cold war? |
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| being able to monitor the other side and see an attack coming before it happens |
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| what were the first launch vehicles? |
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| missiles that had been adapted to launch satellites |
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| Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty |
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| all missiles much be converted into satellite launchers |
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| how does surveillance from space help? |
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monitor military movement
incoming ships
illegal immigration |
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| what are the main spy satellites? |
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| commercial imaging satellites |
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| what makes up the space assets? |
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| all the surveillance, GPS, communications and weather satellites |
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| What happened to Star wars? |
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| enormous technical difficulty, and strong opposition |
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| what was star wars? who proposed it? |
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| Reagan proposed it, it was a system of lasers and sensors in space that would render missiles defenseless |
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| how could star wars have ended the cold war? |
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| some people believe the Soviet economy collapsed trying to keep up with the development of it |
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| Why might you need guaranteed access to space? |
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surveillance systems
deny an enemy the use of air space |
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| famous space culture examples |
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| What do the UN treaties cover? |
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no nuclear weapons
benefit all nations
no person can own the moon |
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| who has sold pieces of the moon? |
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| Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
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| What company claimed to own the moon? |
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| What company wants to return to the moon to start a colony? |
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| Who charged NASA a parking fee? |
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| Gregory Nemitz claimed to own Eros, and charged NASA when their NEAR spacecraft landed on it |
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