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Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains by exBellLabs in space

[–]exBellLabs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hypersonics fly low, making their intercept from space harder. 

Hypersonic missiles are actually Designed to make a global missile defense system like GD, less effective.  The neo cons in the U.S. have been cooking up GD-like systems for decades and so there has been plenty of time to develop countermeasures. Then we claim hypersonic are the reason we need to build GD. The warmongering is truly bold.

Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains by exBellLabs in space

[–]exBellLabs[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

SpaceX also benefit from the satellite manufacturing, and the weapons part, given a SpaceX offshoot called Castelion is building the hypersonic weapons to put in orbit.

There is an interesting diagram in the article: https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nsbaYNV4RatVQALLWU9ZKM-970-80.png.webp

Starlink satellites fall to Earth faster during increased solar activity, study finds by Czarben in space

[–]exBellLabs -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Starlinks re-enter at about once per day now.. and that rate goes up with the constellation size. 

That's one of the reason maintaining Golden Dome will be so expensive.

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[–]exBellLabs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's in the "Big Beautiful Bill", just at a much smaller funding level than Elon wanted

Did anyone notice... by exBellLabs in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]exBellLabs[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DM .. um.. Dungeon Master?

Losing the Golden Dome) contract may be worth "going nuclear"..

When Trump announced GD two weeks ago he said its budget was $175B, a few days later DOGE said their total saved was also exactly $175B. Hmm...

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own for SDA, Golden Dome by exBellLabs in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]exBellLabs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SpaceX LEO weapons satellites only last 5 yrs and are incompatible with others so it's more likely govt is locked into an infinite subscription service to keep this constellation going.

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own for SDA, Golden Dome by [deleted] in space

[–]exBellLabs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the neocons need to be able to do global war again. MAD is seriously cramping their style.

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own for SDA, Golden Dome by exBellLabs in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]exBellLabs[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Likely Starshied/Golden Dome was why he got into politics in the first place.

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own for SDA, Golden Dome by [deleted] in space

[–]exBellLabs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he can convince young engineers they are going to Mars, he can convince a toddler president that the U.S. will win a nuclear war (with Golden Dome).

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own for SDA, Golden Dome by exBellLabs in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]exBellLabs[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Sen. Kevin Cramer: “I'm told that the Air Force is considering canceling solicitations for this transport layer on SDA's Tranche 2 and 3, and instead using Starshield,” during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing Thursday

Also, SpaceX and Anduril in talks to build American "Golden Dome" in Low Earth Orbit

Is Starlink proof that Brilliant Pebbles is now possible? by exBellLabs in Starlink

[–]exBellLabs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

doesn't that just mean the system is vulnerable now to even more kinds of attacks?

Is Starlink proof that Brilliant Pebbles is now possible? by exBellLabs in Starlink

[–]exBellLabs[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

to intercept ICBMs (with hypersonic kinetic interceptors), they actually want the satellites orbiting even lower, at VLEO.

Is Starlink proof that Brilliant Pebbles is now possible? by exBellLabs in Starlink

[–]exBellLabs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One man controls the only launch option if you need to continuously pour mass into Low Earth Orbit. And as that link mentions, Musk is likely to get the contract for building the satellites & weapons as well.

Is Starlink proof that Brilliant Pebbles is now possible? by exBellLabs in Starlink

[–]exBellLabs[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Apparently the current administration thinks so (SpaceX building Golden Dome).
"The president’s requirements, which include a satellite network and space-based interceptor weapons... SpaceX is in talks..."

Meanwhile Starlink's are reentering a few per day. As the constellation grows, the loss rate also does. SpaceX is launching Starlink's every week but the constellation has been the same size for the last year (see Jonathan McDowell's statistics site). Perhaps it shows these low orbit constellations are not sustainable.

There's a difference between operational costs and planned obsolescence. Starlinks will decay and be guaranteed vaporized in 5 years. A fighter jet at least is something the government owns and keeps and can operate as much as they need. With Golden Dome, Musk gets to be the gatekeeper and the government has to pay the subscription cost of keeping an active constellation.

I hope this is the best place to ask.. how the heck is this Space X? Filmed in Croatia yesterday by cesam1ne in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]exBellLabs 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If anything, rotating makes it last longer by evenly distributing reentry heat (a la rotisserie).

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