On 22/3/22 11:58, Stephen Loosley wrote:
Creating Space Command, Australia Strengthens High-Tech Bond With U.S. ...
I have done my bit to take "The Ultimate High Ground"*, by creating a Wikipedia page for Australian Defence Space Command. Additions and corrections welcome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Defence_Space_Command
Less seriously, we already had a space command, complete with an armed interplanetary spacecraft training simulator, in Sydney. I found it when walking down Paramatta Road, hidden behind a fake institute. People inside dress up in StarTrek style uniforms, to practice for missions: http://msquaredmedia.com.au/blog01.php?fbclid=IwAR2gAkIc7uDuFb7m8lnzFPSoR4mg1ChzOLszF40XjwJAWH7-A0O-EKmwp1c
There is even a website with the backstory about an English philanthropist, an international conspiracy, and alien technology. http://milesham.org/
More seriously, ANU has a real Bond villain style space center, on top of a mountain, with people in clean room suits building spacecraft, and a laser for zapping objects in orbit. https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/new-laser-to-help-clear-the-sky-of-space-debris
* "The Ultimate High Ground", motto of Australian Defence Space Command. -- Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
