'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Text Fwd: Raytheon's readies space-based ''super-sensor'' for missile launch warning news

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Text fwd: Raytheon Readies Space-Based Super Sensor For Missile Warning

http://www.domain-b.com/aero/space/satellites/20090316_raytheon.html
domain-B Aviation & Aerospace
March 16, 2009

Raytheon's readies space-based ''super-sensor'' for missile launch warning news

Washington - Raytheon has said it has completed performance tests on an infrared missile-warning sensor that will scan an entire hemisphere from a single space-based telescope. The company said the new sensor would be the "first of its kind" and would include its large-format focal-plane arrays.

The Waltham, Massachussets-based company said in a statement the super-sensor will have a better capability to "detect and track dimmer objects than sensors in current operation."

"This sensor is important to America's missile-warning capability," said Bill Hart, vice president of Raytheon's Space Systems group. "A persistent sensor that can cover the entire earth gives us the detection sensitivity and responsiveness our military forces need for time-critical decisions."

Raytheon said tests on the new sensor included "vibration, electromagnetic interference and thermal vacuum conditions to confirm performance in a simulated space environment."

"We've proved we have a design for a sensor with extremely sophisticated technology that is readily qualifiable for space flight," Hart said. "In less than 24 months, a fully flight-qualified sensor could be delivered to the government."

The company described the new sensor as the crucial element in the Third Generation Infrared System (TGIS) being developed for the US Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center. The TGIS was earlier called the Risk Reduction Alternative Infrared Satellite System and its aim, according to Raytheon, was to develop wide-field-of-view sensors to carry out long-term "full-earth surveillance for missile warning in a relatively small, low-risk and easily manufactured payload."

Hart also said the new sensor is a significant leap forward in capabilities compared with the existing equipment of the Defense Support Program and the Space-based Infrared System (SBIRS-High). DSP and SBIRS-High used scanning mechanisms to carry out full-earth surveillance to monitor missiles and other infrared targets.

However, Raytheon's new sensor does not need such scanning systems and is designed to absorb future developments in focal-plane technology, the company cited Hart as saying.
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