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From: aws@vax3.iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: NASP Recon. Drones
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Date: 16 Jan 90 17:09:30 GMT
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In article <1990Jan16.105348.15772@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> hogg@csri.toronto.edu (John Hogg) writes:
>>>  [info on mach 20 recon platform deleted]

>>Why do we need this albatross?  What does it buy that present or improved
>>satellite recon couldn't?

>A good question, however, is, ``What does this drone buy that Open
>Skies doesn't?''


Not a thing. The problem wiht open skies is that it only works when you
don't really need it. For the other times, it is nice to have a recon
capability which is safe, fast, and effective.

  Allen
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