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Did a bit more research and that system just MIGHT have enough umph to put this particular bird up. Still it is NOT a U.S. built launch vehicle which is required for all DOD type launches.

I don't think that can handle launch vehicles of that size. Could be wrong. It would have to be moved a LONG way for a launch such as this one. Wrong geometry for orbit insertion. Looked it up. First off, WAY too small of a launch vehicle. Second, the vehicle is NOT a U.S. made system. Other...

I don't remember ever reading about that.

I doubt very much that FedEx would discuss personal matters.

For some it is a release of stress, a diversion from the boredom and grind of everyday life. I prefer to hunt and fish but to each his own. Some people go to rock concerts, country or an opera. Those things are no different than a sports game. Just entertainment of different forms. I don't...

We, the United States, owns only has a couple of launch areas. Cape Canaveral, and Vandenburg AFB are the two main areas and I understand we now have another one somewhere on the northern west coast. It may even be in Alaska, not sure, I have never looked it up. These systems HAVE to been...

When we contract at a "C" rate we agree to carry a load that can, and often does, equal or exceed the weight limit for "C" rate loads. When it exceeds we get "D" rate pay. I have to be ready to fill my truck as required. I would think that a van is no different but then I have never, and...

Yep, and the BEST hunting and fishing of the year!! :D

Summer is a BAD word!! Let's hope it is cool and short. :p Not long until June 21st and the move to FALL!! :p

The launches are kinda hard to hide. The make a LOT of noise and light!! They have to close air space etc. The payload is what is classified. Any good analyst from any country knows, at the very least, what kind of orbit that bird is going into, and has a basic idea what the bird is for. It...

There are minimum requirements that MUST be met to put a truck on with FedEx. You should not even get as far as a lease if you have not met AT LEAST the minimum requirements. You can ALWAYS exceed them. The MINIMUM specs for a cargo van listed below. Vehicle Specifications Cargo...

Obama could not lead a frog to water if they were both sitting in the pond!! He is about as useless a person as I have EVER seen.

It is really hard to believe this thread is STILL going on!! I have a lease with FedEx. To get that lease I meant the requirements to GET the lease in the first place. Those requirements set MINIMUMS for usable cargo space, number of straps, pads, bars etc. I exceed all requirements.

I have not been able to connect for a hour or so at different times today. I have also not been able to post more than once without getting bounced out.

I was taught that EVERY thing that we do MUST be done with responsibility. That INCLUDES the exercise of our rights. Irresponsible activity is almost always wrong. When a person exercises their rights in a responsible manner, everyone benefits. When not exercised in a responsible manner...

I was taught that EVERY thing that we do MUST be done with responsibility. That INCLUDES the exercise of our rights. Irresponsible activity is almost always wrong. When a person exercises their rights in a responsible manner, everyone benefits. When not exercised in a responsible manner...

I was taught that EVERY thing that we do MUST be done with responsibility. That INCLUDES the exercise of our rights. Irresponsible activity is almost always wrong. When a person exercises their rights in a responsible manner, everyone benefits. When not exercised in a responsible manner...

In what city? It is by city by city.

You don't have too, those who build them do. I spent a LOT of time in my career working with rocket scientists, they are very smart but so many of them cannot tie their own shoes. Rest easy knowing that you can function in real life better than many of them. If we ever meet remind me to...

When I was in the military and the Agency it was illegal for us to strike. ANYONE who works for the taxpayer should be under that restriction. You go into that kind of work to serve the public. ANY public servant that strikes SHOULD suffer the same fate as the Air Traffic Controllers, who had...