Spooky shit thread

>>33945592
To, when combined with copious amounts of Astroglide, provide your mother with satisfaction.

to spray paint chinese solar panels in space

>>33945592
go fast

I've always figured it was just a more flexible spy satellite, something they can redirect easily to fill the gaps in satellite coverage and catch "badguys" when they think we're not looking. I wouldn't be surprised if it flew around taking pictures of other countries' satellites either.

>>33945592
To develop space born biological weapons

Funding.

>>33945592
Sit around doing nothing and make Russia and China spend millions trying to figure out what it's doing up there.

>>33945592
to test spaceplane technology with the ultimate end goal way down the line far beyond this project being to produce a functioning, safe, practical spaceplane. probably some materials testing too for other things.

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>>33945677
>I wouldn't be surprised if it flew around taking pictures of other countries' satellites either.

there is so much more you can do than take pictures

Something similar to the 3 Russian satellites with rather suspicious movements.

>>33946430
>>33946439
Some combination of these. If there was some extremely nefarious purpose we very likely wouldn't even know the mission had taken place.

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Obviously saving us from asteroids, bolides, and airplanes.

God Bless America