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SSNs are entirely insecure as mentioned earlier in this thread. Geographic prefixes are a drop in the bucket on that front. The post that I replied to is almost entirely incorrect …

SSNs have not been issued with a geographic prefix in a decade. I'm not sure if you're really suggesting two different individuals are issued the same SSN, but no, they never are. …

A large NRO spy sat of some sort.

ULA lobbied to ban them from a launch site (at Vandenberg) that was nearby their own, which had a very expensive rocket and very, very expensive payload on it, claiming that a Spac…

It's poorly-defined, but includes a wide array of reviews, audits, inspections, etc. See PDF page 17 of http://www.gao.gov/assets/520/511460.pdf

Musk estimates that Air Force "mission assurance" requirements would cost $30 million, hence a $90 million ("under $100 million") price-tag.

All Atlas V first-stage engines (RD-180) are manufactured in Russia. That the second stage engines are made in the US doesn't change the fact that you're dependent on Russian suppl…

The "confirm flight computer is not in start-up" call is part of the vehicle safing process after an abort or hold is called. It is heard immediately after any hold or abort during…

Geosynchronous is nowhere near 1/4 distance to the moon. This sat is temporarily going to a highly eccentric transfer orbit on its way to GEO.

Actually, it wasn't. "While the AUMF did not officially declare war, the legislation provided the President with more authority upon which to exercise his constitutional powers as …