RainmanTime
Super Moderator
Uhhhh.... How do I say this nicely? You claimed above that you were both a scientist and author before you turned 32. From the looks of your writing so far, I'd estimate you to be about 14-16 years old here in 2006. Clearly your sentence structure and use of words is not up to snuff for a published author, and certainly not a scientist.Overall the process is very noisy. Even after you arrive because there is still electrical charges "static" popping when you complete the trip.
Well, at least now you have given us a specific prediction that can be tracked. Unfortunately, you have also stepped into an area that is my expertise (aerospace vehicles). Let me first point out to you that it is utterly ridiculous to think we have to launch a shuttle to lock onto a nuclear target. Ever heard of GPS? I can tell you that right now, at this very minute, we can target anyplace in the world with a nuclear weapon with an error of less than 1 nautical mile CEP (that's Circular Error Probability in case you didn't recognize the acronym). Actually, the error is quite a bit less than that, but the real accuracy is classified.It got really bad when we sent up a shuttle in December of 2006 attempting to "reduce risk". It was really sent by U.S. Air Force to auto lock onto a nuclear target.
Given that NASA has not yet set a date for the next shuttle launch, due to continuing problems with the external tank foam being shed on launch, it will be interesting to see whether or not we can get a shuttle off before the end of this year. Launch dates are usually set a minimum of 6 months in advance... in case you didn't know.
But what is really interesting is that you thought it would be "too damaging" to reveal the name of the president in 2008, and yet you are willing to reveal an operation that you claim is a USAF military operation intended for nuclear targeting. A bit off-balance, wouldn't you say?
OK... let me ask you to divulge something that is very benign...something that can't possibly be even as sensitive as the name of the 2008 president or even a shuttle nuclear targeting mission! You claim to be born in 1977, and that you were an author and scientist before 32. That would mean you could quote a title that you have currently published or are working on publishing right now in 2006 (that would make you about 28 or 29). Just one title that we could verify now, or even the name of a title for something you publish between now and 2009.
How's that?
RMT