Any Earthwatch satellite
that could add to the evidence for global climate change.

Will be blown up on the way into space by american big-petroleum interests.

Can't find my list right now but several of the launch disasters of recent times have all been climate observation of one sort or another.
(karnuvap, Thu 1 Dec 2011, 15:15, 7 replies)

*sigh*
How many is several? And out of how many in total? And, granted that quite a lot of satellites and missions have something to do with climate science, what're the odds that any given failed launch would have something to do with climate science?
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 1 Dec 2011, 21:51, closed)

Oh - I don't know. How about...
CryoSat intended to map polar ice decline: Failed launch
O C O (obiting Carbon Observatory) looking for CO2: Failed Launch
GLORY Studying climate and changes therein: Failed Launch most recently this year.

Coincidence? --- I think not.
(karnuvap, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 8:59, closed)

Would GLORY...
Primarily be looking for a hole of some sort?

I'll get my coat...
( repooc, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 11:16, closed)

Which plausibly tells us nothing more than that
it can be quite hard to get a rocket into orbit.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 11:48, closed)

Thats what THEY want you to think.
How much they payin' you eh?
(karnuvap, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 13:26, closed)

Not enough.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 16:21, closed)

Since these "big-petroleum interests" are the ones funding most of the research into alternative energy, why would they do that?

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 23:20, closed)