Futurist Thomas Frey: In the late 1980s, I was an engineer working as part of an IBM team to build a mobile satellite command and control center for monitoring missile launches from space. This contract was part of Regan’s “Star Wars” missile defense system.
Continue reading… “Monitoring People from Space: The Good the Bad, and the Ugly”
Is that a rocket in your bunker or are you just happy to see me?
Wow. Check out this very cool illustrated guide to the most-used rocket systems in the world as of 1995 via a book called Rockets of the World.
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Modified Boeing 747
A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction.
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A rifle is being developed that will fire radio-controlled ‘smart’ bullets that will target enemies no matter where they hide.
The XM25 rifle uses bullets that explode when they have travelled the set distance showering the people below. Soldiers will be able to use them to target snipers hidden in trenches rather than calling in air strikes.
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From a half billion kilometers away, the message was powerful. In 1994, fragments of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet slammed into Jupiter. The earth-size fireballs ejected into space were captured and relayed back to be seen again and again in Internet replay. The message: we need a foothold in space if our species is to survive.
Continue reading… “Year 2036: Mars colonization and a date with destiny”
How desperate are you to fly into space? Copenhagen Suborbitals has a crazy plan to cram you into the nosecone of this minuscule missile, blasting you into space and returning you safely to Earth, all by your lonesome self. That standing-up position doesn’t look too comfortable, but claustrophobic daredevils can rest easy because the entire tip of the nosecone is transparent, showing the rider a magnificent view of the rapidly approaching cosmos.
Continue reading… “Mini Spacecraft To Blast Brave Rider Into Space”
It might make the ultimate amusement park ride, if anyone could survive. Hitting hypersonic speeds of Mach 8.5–that’s 6416 mph, in civilian terms–a 4-stage rocket sled took just 6.04 seconds to blast the more than 3-mile length of track at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Continue reading… “The Fastest Rocket Sled On Earth”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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