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How many satellites , CCTVs and SENSORs....HE should be controlling?

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 8 Aug 16

Just, installing a CCTV cameras in big shopping Malls and Cross (+) roads we are conveniently watching the movement of every person in the Malls and are in a position to find out the traffic rule breaker on the road. If thaat...

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Am I paranoid?

ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 28 Dec 12

Ever since I have read this book, I've felt something weird about the way things are run nowadays by the most advanced governments. I simply know that the modern satellite technology is capable of miracles. from space, satellites...

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Escape velocity

Garavegeta @garavegeta (963) • Kochi, India 24 Nov 12

Do we actually know,what escape velocity is. A rocket,as we know starts from rest,and initial velocity is not 11.12 m/s.So at what point should the velocity be 11.18 m/s to escape from earth?This looks more...

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Weather forecasting how much reliable

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 8 Mar 12

Here weather forecasting is too bad, totally unreliable. The NASA Science News for Feb. 29, 2012 says. NOAA and NASA are working on a series of next-generation weather satellites called "GOES-R" that will improve warnings of...

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Water in moon's minerals

shivasai2224 @shivasai2224 (16) • India 22 Jun 10

i found it really interesting when scientists found that moons minerals may have at least 100 times more water than previous indications.scientist at the Carnegie institution's geophysical laboratory estimate that volume of water...

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Two satellites have collided, an Iridium communications satelite and a Cosmos

VKXY62 @VKXY62 (1605) • Australia 12 Feb 09

NASA have announced that two satellites have collided in orbit for the first time, destroying the operational Iridium satellite and producing a huge cloud of debris. More than 6,000 fragments, and more than 500 larger than 10cm...

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What do satellites do?

Lindery @Lindery (853) • Latvia 4 Feb 09

I have always thought of what exactly satellites do? Can't we really imagine our life without them anymore?

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why??

Illidan_740 @Illidan_740 (147) • India 6 Jul 07

why is it that we dont care for our planet earth??why do we pollute our earth when we know that its gonna harm us in the end??why?? plz do share your thoughts with me.

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History of artificial satellites

hendraktp @hendraktp (150) • Indonesia 19 Jun 07

Soviet Union The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957. This triggered the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States. United States In May, 1946, Project...

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Jennifer21 @Jennifer21 (2476) • United States 3 May 07

So I was hearing from a friend the other day that there is a website you can go to, type in the area you live and be able to zoom in on it. You are able to zoom in anywhere you desire due to satellites. Is this actually...

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when was the evidence of the appearance of galaxies found how was it discovered?

veerdeep @veerdeep (40) • India 12 Apr 07

Hi Friends, Can any one explain this? about galaxies milkyways and how thz scientists came to know about this...its great to have such knowledge

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aries_0325 @aries_0325 (3060) • Philippines 11 Apr 07

How dependent are we on satellites? If somebody put a computer bug in them, what would happen?

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Asteroid hitting earth by 2023

veerdeep @veerdeep (40) • India 11 Apr 07

Can anyone name the asteroid hitting earth by 2023 and also mention its velocity?

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Indian Space Program!!!

Lifeless @Lifeless (2635) • India 11 Apr 07

Where do you think is the Indian Space Program headed - towards glory or failure?Will it ever be able to match the standards set by the space agencies of the developed countries like USA and Russia?

How fast can our powerful sattelite send signals in the outer space?

xnipher @xnipher (544) • Philippines 5 Mar 07

how fast can the powerful sattelite can send signals in our outer space? is does also affected by the years,... for example... if the signal is sended at 2005 and the distance is 1 light years then it you be received in the outer...

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Question - If we are all on cctv cameras all day long then how come the crime

ginagee @ginagee (843) 5 Feb 07

rates are not falling?? We are all being 'watched' so why don't they use this 'watching' to solve crime or at least to help in some way? If a satellite can be used to pinpoint people or places then why does it not get used to help...

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how are satellites placed in space?

Matducks @Matducks (130) • Philippines 25 Dec 06

how are satellites placed in space? are they dragged by a huge space shuttle?

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which one of the planets has the maximum number of satellites?

indiranaik @indiranaik (1525) • India 13 Dec 06

1.jupiter,2.uranus,3.saturn,4.venus

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have you ever seen a UFO? I am a believer because of something that happened

samsonskola @samsonskola (3357) • United States 1 Dec 06

I am a believer because of something that happened in the early 1970's..I was sitting in my room one night and looking out the window. I saw (I know, sounds corny, but it's true)a round object, with lights all around, revolving,...

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how many remember the Echo satellites?

samsonskola @samsonskola (3357) • United States 28 Nov 06

did you and your parents ever go out and watch the Echo satellite passing over at night? We did...back in the 60's that was very high-tech ( the first communications satellites) and really cool to watch.