Could Northrop Grumman MRV (Mission Robotic Vehicle) act as a killer satellite?

Above: The MRV (Mission Robotic Vehicle)

The MRV (Mission Robotic Vehicle) is a satellite with two robot hands. Its mission is to assist and repair satellites in orbit. And the big question is: could those arms be used as weapons against other satellites? The answer is yes. Any satellite itself is a weapon. Satellites can be driven to impact other satellites. 

Or they can have some killer vehicles. The reason for those killer satellites will be the tool. That makes it possible to destroy the vital elements of warfare. Satellites play a bigger and more important role. In modern warfare. Those systems, like GPS. They are playing a vital role in targeting and weapons control. Those navigation satellites. 

They play a vital role when drones fly to their targets. And aircraft and satellite-guided bombs. They need satellite navigation. 

Satellites provide an ultra-fast communication line between headquarters and field operatives. They provide vital intelligence data. And. That makes them an important target for the military. FOBS (Fractional Orbital Bombardment System) means satellites that carry nuclear weapons. Those orbital launch platforms. They can minimize the reaction time. Of the defense. Those satellites. They can launch nuclear bombs. Or they can dive to the target. And detonate their weapon. 

In original models. The FOBS uses low-earth orbit. But it's possible to launch those weapons. Into. High orbit. The high-orbit FOBS can be launched. Using high-power boosters like “Proton” rockets. Those weapons can lurk in orbit for even years.

 

Those nukes can wait years in orbit. But this kind of system. It requires a system. That returns it to Earth. It is not used. So the FOBS. It could be a miniature shuttle. That carries an internal nuclear weapon. These systems can be like space-era kamikaze drones. 

The FOBS-EMP system. It will not necessarily give any warning. About. The EMP strike. The EMP weapon travels over the targeted area. And then the nuclear weapon inside that system. It is detonated. That system blinds large areas.  That satellite must not release its shell for detonation. Like it does in the 007 movie “Goldeneye”. The satellite. It can have the golden layer. That maximizes gamma-ray production. And that boosts the EMP.

When antimatter particles hit the atmosphere. Forming a gamma ray. And that gamma ray forms the EMP pulse. The. Nuclear weapon. with a golden layer. It can also detonate in the air tank. There, those air molecules. They can create the EMP immediately. This kind of EMP satellite.  Can destroy most of the satellites. And. Other electronics on the ground. This means that killer satellites have one mission. It is to take out orbital nukes. That orbital nuke. It can play. 

Abandoned satellite. The satellite can act as a normal satellite. Then it can jump to a very high trajectory. Then it can begin its FOBS module. This sleeping satellite. It can wait for the wake-up signal. There. At high altitude. That satellite. It can detonate without warning. Or it can dive into the atmosphere and detonate itself. 

When we think about satellites with robotic arms. Those satellites can push other satellites off their trajectory. This new MRV satellite. It can also act as an intelligence satellite.  Its targets are other satellites. MRV satellite. It can use its abilities to make contact. And research other satellites. That are abandoned. Or in some other ways interesting. The satellite. That can fix another satellite's trajectory. It can also push that other satellite into the wrong trajectory. The system ti can also slow the speed of another satellite. Pulling it into the opposite direction. That causes a situation. 

That targeted satellite. It starts to fall to the ground. The Russians are also interested in this kind of two-armed satellite. Or satellites with manipulators. Those satellites can make attacks and disturb other satellites. They can affect other satellites' trajectories. That is vital for navigation satellites. Unlike. The use of killer vehicles like lasers and tungsten arrows. Those mechanical pushes. They can be kept secret. If killer satellites attack another satellite. Such incidents can give warning. About. The bad plans. 

https://www.twz.com/space/could-this-new-northrop-spacecraft-use-its-robotic-arms-to-attack-enemy-satellites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_Orbital_Bombardment_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family)

New alloys and graphene. They can revolutionize thermal control.

The Sierra Space Corporation’s Dream Chaser. And Boeing’s X-37B are the pathfinders for next-generation space technology. They are also the response to Chinese Shenlong and larger Haolong space planes. 

The new materials can transform aviation forever. New graphene and metal alloys make it possible. For. Create structures that withstand mechanical stress and heat at new levels. The 3D-printed graphene filament is delivered over the surface. 

It can give 50% higher impact strength. 3D printer technology. It makes it easier to cover large areas by using graphene filament. 

For that structure. Those filaments can boost the development of new armours. And they can be used in all vehicles, from drones to satellites. The graphene filament can turn things like bullets highly penetrating. Those new materials can make hybrid structures. The graphene filament. That is on the alloy. It can be used in high-temperature technology. That technology opens a new path for nuclear systems and high-temperature structures. 

There are space planes like X-37B. But the problem with those systems is this. They are quite small. They use regular rockets for lift-off. And that means they are noisy. But the larger-sized space planes that the high-flying stratospheric drone takes to high altitude. They can solve those problems.  Stratospheric drone. It can use a regular turbojet. With. An internal oxygenizer. Those drones can carry the space plane to the edge of space. There it can be launched. But the larger systems. They have more capacity. The X-37B is a robot spacecraft. Because. Of its small size. The future Dream Chaser has two variants. Unmanned cargo. And a manned version. That spaceplane will be launched in late 2026. 

If. The Sierra Space Corporation's plans stand. And there are no technical problems. 

Those alloys are necessary. In R&D work. For creating new types of hypersonic vehicles that must face very high thermal loads. Those materials are also important for creating new space planes. That can operate from regular runways. Or even by using VTOL technology. The VTOL spaceplane. It could use the jet engines under its belly to rise from the ground. Or the system can use large quadcopters or high-flying drones for that work. Those drones raise the aircraft to the high atmosphere. And then it can release it. The jet engines will accelerate it to speed. That is about Mach 1. 

The Boeing X-37B. 

Shenlong below Harbin H-6. About 5 years ago (Internet)

“An illustration of China's robotic Shenlong space plane above Earth. (Image credit: Erik Simonsen/Getty Images)” (Space.com)

“© The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel - 32 Feet Long, 26 Feet Wingspan, and Under 7 Tonnes: Meet Haolong, the Future Chinese Cargo Spacecraft” (The Daily Galaxy)

“A US-built 3D printing system designed to manufacture aerospace-grade parts wherever they are needed is getting a materials upgrade that could make printed components lighter and stronger.” (Interesting Engineering)

And then it can launch ramjets. Or the system. It can transfer to use rocket engines when turbojets raise it high enough. The system can also use the existing technology. Their regular aircraft raises that space plane to the high atmosphere. The system can carry it under the wing. Or on the back. Or the jet fighter. It can pull that rocket plane behind it. Then that jet fighter makes the ballistic jump. But the problem with the space planes is not their price. The problem is in their heat stress. The space shuttle used ceramic structures. That binds the thermal energy.

But the problem was that some of those ceramic bricks were single-use. This means that. The crew must remove and glue the new bricks to replace the used ones. The function of those bricks is based on that. When they evaporate, they transfer energy out from the space shuttle’s body. The accident of the Columbia Shuttle. It was caused by damage in one of those bricks. The heat drilled itself. Into. The body of the shuttle. And then a hole formed. And air pressure made the rest. Causing seven deaths. This is. One of the examples of why. Those space planes are so hard to make. When we think about causes like the X-15 and SR-71. Engineers used titanium in their bodies. But those planes required full-scale checks after the flight. 

One model. That can make rocket aircraft and spaceflight everyday work. It could be the active cooling system. The cooling system can involve a thermos bottle of low-temperature gas. The gas, or so-called Bose-Einstein condensate, will be released to the spaceplane’s shell. To cool the structures. The core of the spaceplane. It can be equipped with tubes. There, that very cold material can move. When the system sees that the temperature rises too high. 

Condensate. It will be released. When the craft is on the ground, engineers can change that thermos bottle. Or. They can fill that bottle with a new ultra-cold condensate dose. The ultra-cold condensate. It can fit in a quite small space. And it can be used for cooling the shell. And if the spaceplane does not travel back and forth between orbit and atmosphere. There is no need to store a lot of condensate. The ultra-cold condensate that cools the structure. It can also decrease the hypersonic missile IR signature. 

Those kinds of active cooling systems. They can make aircraft and missiles capable of traveling faster than ever before. 

https://dailygalaxy.com/2024/11/haolong-future-chinese-cargo-spacecraft/

https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-alloy-withstands-extreme-heat

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-built-3d-printer-graphene-filament

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/chinas-mysterious-shenlong-space-plane-recently-launched-on-its-4th-mission-what-is-it-doing-up-there

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Chaser

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceplane

The new 3D structure can be a breakthrough in thermal control and stealth technology.

The new 3D material can act as a thermal cloak. For high-thermal materials. Those materials can transfer heat into that new material. Then that thing can transfer thermal energy into structures. That transports it away. This thing can control temperatures in high-temperature materials, such as those used in hypersonic flight. The material can dump its energy into that new structure. So, it can open a path to higher speed. That new material can also act as a fire shield for the structures. And that makes it possible to create the systems. That can resist higher temperatures than before. But that material. It can be even more fundamental than researchers even thought.  

The energy cloak. It can transfer heat energy from laser beams and other directed energy weapons. 

Into the wanted direction. This makes it possible to use materials that absorb more thermal energy than other materials. The “absolute black” materials have one problem. They must dump their heat energy somewhere. The absolute black materials with minimum reflection could deny the use of laser pointers to point rockets at stealth structures. The absolute black material that absorbs all light has a problem. Without. An energy cloak. That material will melt. And a new 3D energy cloak. It can be an answer for that problem. 

In stealth technology, this material. It can be the new fundamental advance. When. We think about RAM (Radiation-Absorbent Material). Those highly advanced materials transform radio waves into thermal energy. And if that thermal energy. It can be sucked away. That system can make stealth technology more effective. The problem with RAM materials. It is this. Those materials. They will take heat from radio waves. Sooner or later, that can turn dangerous. If an aircraft travels near its material’s heat limit. 

The small boost in temperature. It can turn dangerous. The material can turn too weak. Or. It can start to turn the aircraft. Into. The object. That is an easy target for the IR-seeking missiles. Aircraft like the B-2 and B-24 Raider. Their form makes radio waves slide over the structure. Those aircraft have a structure that divides the radiation. The problem is that. Those structures are very vulnerable. If something hits them. And. Changes their shape. 

“U. of I. engineers introduce a 3D-printed, hybrid aluminum-and-rubber cloaking device that blocks an object’s thermal signature by guiding heat around it, rendering it invisible to infrared cameras. Credit: Shelly Zhang/MISSION LAB” (ScitechDaily, Scientists Build the First 3D Cloak That Makes Objects Invisible To Heat)

So, if a B-2 is detected. By an enemy fighter. That fighter. It can try to attack the B-2 by using cannons or laser-guided rockets. Those rockets. They can at least damage the stealth shell. By. Using a combination of the RAM materials and the shape of the plane. The plane will become more stealthy. There is a small vulnerability in the aircraft. It uses only the shape-based systems. The problem is the scattering effect. The radar satellite searches for stealth aircraft. It can see the scattering from above against the ground. The RAM material turns the aircraft into a shadow that travels over the ground. The radar can see the aircraft as a point. There is no reflection from the ground. But the scattering effect is more dangerous. 

Some non-stealth aircraft can find stealth aircraft. Using AI-controlled camera systems. That system uses IR, UV, and visible light. The Su-35 could find the B-2 and use laser-guided rockets and cannons to destroy its stealth structures. Another system. It could use an AI-based image recognition system. 

If. The enemy has an image of that aircraft. That kind of system. They can detect the target and shoot it down. The system could use similar algorithms. That are used in GSM image recognition.

That means the stealth bomber is invisible. Only. If its stealth structures are not damaged. The combination of the RAM materials and stealth shape. can decrease the ability to detect those aircraft. But as I wrote earlier. The new thermal cloak could protect aircraft and satellites against things like laser weapons. The energy cloak transfers the thermal energy from the structures. And that makes the stealth aircraft less vulnerable to laser beams. 

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-build-the-first-3d-cloak-that-makes-objects-invisible-to-heat/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation-absorbent_material

Stratolaunch Talon A: A reusable hypersonic system. It reaches Mach 5+. 10+ times.

The Talon A is a hypersonic, air-launched concept. That system has 10+ successful launches. The thing that makes this aircraft interesting. It’s that this system is reusable. So. When Talon A is released from its mothership. It can complete its mission and return to base. This system could act as a long-range reconnaissance drone. These kinds of systems could penetrate the airspace. And search for interesting objects. 

The hypersonic ramjet-driven system. It can also act as a space transporter and ASAT system. The hypersonic, air-breathing system. It can use a so-called rocket ramjet.  The rocket ramjet engine. Or. So-called flap ramjet. There is a hatch at the air inlet. When. The aircraft moves in the atmosphere. That system takes oxygen from the air. When. It transfers it out from the atmosphere. The ramjet-engined reusable system. It can be used to accelerate a plane to that speed. There is the scramjet engine. It can be started. 

Talon A dropped from the mothership. 

The air hatch closes. And the system transfers to using internal oxygen. The system is basically similar to the flap engine of the WWII German Fi-103, V1 flying bombs. But the shape of the engine tube is different. This system turns the hypersonic system capable of operating outside the atmosphere. 

“X-15 after igniting rocket engine”. (Wikipedia, X-15)

But. The Talon A-type systems. They can also be part of R&D work with larger, more capable systems. The SR-72 DarkStar is one of those new systems. The Ramjet and Scramjet-based technology is the thing.  That can make new jet fighters more deadly. The hypersonic technology is not a new idea. Since the 1960s, test planes like the X-15 have been used to test technology. That allows aircraft to travel at speeds that are above Mach 3. Top speed of the X-15. It was about Mach 6,70. X-15 made that record in 1968 in the program’s final flight. 

“Lockheed Martin SR-72 concept” (ScitechDaily, Lockheed Martin SR-72)

The X-15 rocket plane. It was calculated. That. It could transport a 68 kg satellite. To orbit. The X-15 was a rocket. That had wings. The reaction engine could operate in space.

The Ramjet engine uses oxygen from air. But it's easy to transform into a rocket ramjet. The flap at the air inlet. It must only be closed. And the plane. It must be transferred to use an internal oxygenizer. That allows the system to operate in space.  Small-sized ramjet and scramjet-based systems. They can be launched from mothership planes. But. Larger-sized systems require some other technology. The space plane. That operates from runways. It can use regular turbine engines. To accelerate the aircraft to a speed where the ramjet can start. When that system travels to the edge of space. It. Transforms to use an internal oxygenizer. 

https://www.stratolaunch.com/vehicles/talon-a/

https://theaviationist.com/2025/05/06/stratolaunch-tests-talon-a2-reusable-hypersonic-flight/

https://zamin.uz/en/technology/213878-the-hypersonic-technology-race-talon-a-drone-reaches-a-new-milestone.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_SR-72

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15

Solar sails and their technical problems.

In some ideas: solar sails. They can travel inside the solar system. The idea is that those sails can be very large radio telescopes. Or they could carry large interferometer antennas out from the asteroid belt. 

There are visions of solar sails using laser acceleration. It can travel to other solar systems. When a solar sail travels very fast. Photons that impact the solar sail start to transfer less energy into it. When the sail reaches a speed. About 75% of the speed of light. The laser beam that accelerates it starts to lose its energy. 

The Doppler effect changes the wavelength of the impacting laser beams. The effect is similar. As we were throwing balls to an escaping car. When an object escapes, the particle pushes energy to that object more slowly. And that decreases acceleration. Photons act like all other particles, like balls. When the solar sail moves faster. The laser beam that hits it starts to lose its power. 

The calculations show that low-energy photons can slow the solar sail. This means that when solar sails travel outside the solar system. The same light that accelerated it turns to slow the solar sail. So does light accelerate or slow it down? That depends on the energy level of the photons. 

If the photon's energy level behind the solar sail is higher than its front side. The photon accelerates the solar sail. If that energy level behind the solar sail is lower. Those photons transfer energy into themselves. And that slows the solar sail. But another thing that can slow the solar sail is the gravitation of the entire solar system. 

When the solar sail starts its journey, there is less mass behind it. Than when the solar sail travels out from the solar system, the entire mass of that system turns behind it. This means that the mass of the Kuiper Belt. Oort clouds. And planets, the Sun, and all asteroids start to pull the solar sail behind it. Another thing that can slow the solar sail is the starwind. The starwind is the particle flow from other stars. 

That particle flow impacts. The heliopause from outside it. That can also push the solar sail back. So if that particle flow is stronger than the particle flow from the solar system. That thing pushes the solar sail back. This means that solar sails may need something. That pushes them forward. Those things can be hydrogen bombs that are left in the solar sail’s trajectory. But the problem is always the same. The acceleration means that those systems can push less energy to the solar sail. For the same reason as why the laser beam cannot transfer energy into it. 

When we think about the systems that carry laser systems. The only problem is that. Those systems would form a closed system. The laser system. That shoots a laser beam into the mirror at the front of the craft. It must be released when it is shot. When that laser is released. That system is not closed anymore. And those single-use lasers. They can push the craft forward. The idea is that. The laser is in the frame of the solar sail. Then that system. It will be separated. When the system. It needs the power. 

Those single-use lasers. They can be like in a magazine in the solar sail. Then those systems. They can be released. The laser. It can get its energy from a rocket engine. That pumps energy into it. When the laser is separated, the rocket starts. And it also gives energy to the laser. The rocket pushes that laser system backward. 

The fact is that. Solar sails can be interesting tools. To travel inside the solar system. But stars are always a little bit too far. Inside the solar system. Those solar sails can use solar energy and particle flows. This means that interstellar flight will not be possible until the entire solar system is explored. 

https://scitechdaily.com/the-strange-force-that-could-slow-interstellar-solar-sails/

Killer satellites and kinetic bombardment.

Space has a bigger role in military operations than ever before. 

China’s Shelong shuttle, which delivers and collects strange objects from the orbiter, causes worries. There is a possibility. This small shuttle has similar missions. With. The Soviet-era “Polyus” rocket. That rocket could deliver space mines and other things. Wikipedia tells. That Polyus could carry a 1 megawatt laser system. Those kinds of systems are also dangerous against high-flying targets. There is also the possibility that Polyus could cause fires. But the system. It was dangerous to other satellites. Similar structures. That look like space stations. They can involve this kind of laser system. And megawatt-class lasers are dangerous. 

In the same way, things like power satellites. They can be weaponized. The power satellite. That uses its power transmitter to other satellites. It could destroy them immediately. And those electromagnetic signals can also damage electric systems on Earth. Or those satellites. They can also jam command lines. And disturb radars. 

The space mine is a satellite. It involves nuclear- or conventional explosives. That system waits for targeted satellites. And detonates near them. Many people forget the neutron bomb. It is created for anti-satellite (ASAT) and anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems. The neutron bomb. Or, an enhanced radiation weapon (ERW) gives gamma radiation. And a neutron radiation burst. And that burst is hoped to create an EMP pulse. 

That range is smaller. Than in the cases where a full-scale nuclear weapon is detonated. The solution would be to detonate that neutron bomb in the air tank. That makes it possible to create the EMP. The EMP formation happens. When gamma rays hit the atmosphere. The satellites are safe against the low-power EMP. If they fly high enough. But if the neutron bomb detonates in the air tank. That launches a similar effect as the normal EMP weapon. 

China’s next-generation satellite engine provides 14 hours of operational time. That time seems very long. And the 14 hours of operational time allow the satellite to change its trajectory. These types of maneuvers. They are interesting. But at the same time, those abilities cause suspicion about the purpose of those engines and satellites. These types of engine systems are also suitable for reconnaissance satellites. That requires fast and unpredictable overflight capacity. But killer satellites and FOBS (Fractional Orbital Bombardment Systems) require the same abilities. One version of FOBS is kinetic bombardment. 

This type of technology is a tool that can make killer satellites more deadly than before. A killer satellite is a space fighter. It can attack other satellites. The killer can use rockets, railguns, centrifugal railguns, and laser systems to destroy its targets. The centrifugal railgun is the system. It uses a centrifugal platform. To throw ammunition. Into the magnetic accelerators. Those magnetic accelerators are the Gauss accelerators. They accelerate ammunition by using magnets. That ammunition requires something. There is the magnet. It can touch. Another version is the plasma solutions. Their plasma is used to accelerate ammunition. 

And the electric arc expands the gas. That pushes the ammunition into the tube. But the centrifugal-gauss accelerator combination. Gives the most powerful speed. To the ammunition. Things like Project Thor were the orbital bombardment project. The goal was to research a spaceborne railgun.  The system should accelerate metal flechettes. To a speed of Mach 24. The Pentagon abandoned that project. The problem was that the system was not accurate enough. The kinetic bombardment could be an effective tool against single houses and things like tanks and ships. The big problem was in the aiming system. Another thing that those kinetic bombardment systems could do. They could do. Is to offer defense against high-flying hypersonic missiles. 

Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) compared to a traditional ICBM (Wikipedia, FOBS)

"The T-shaped structure of the China Space Station. /China Manned Space Agency" (CGTN)

“China leads in satellite navigation despite launch challenges.” (IE)

“The same microwave beams meant to send energy from space could also control signals on Earth.” (IE)

“Polyus on the Energia rocket”. (Wikipedia, Polyus)

W9 280mm Artillery Fired Atomic Projectile. (Wikipedia, Upshot–Knothole Grable)

Above: One of the smallest nuclear weapons. Davy Crockett  at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1961. The yield of that weapon. It was about 20 tons of TNT. That is twice as much as the 10-ton MOP bombs that were used against Iranian nuclear laboratories. In the so-called subcritical nuclear weapons, the remarkable power of the explosion comes from the conventional explosion. The system is the weaponized version of the subcritical nuclear reactor.

 “A subcritical reactor is a nuclear fission reactor concept that produces fission without achieving criticality. Instead of sustaining a chain reaction, a subcritical reactor uses additional neutrons from an outside source. There are two general classes of such devices. One uses neutrons provided by a nuclear fusion machine, a concept known as a fusion–fission hybrid. The other uses neutrons created through spallation of heavy nuclei. By charged particles such as protons accelerated by a particle accelerator, a concept known as an accelerator-driven system (ADS) or accelerator-driven subcritical reactor.” (Wikipedia, Subcritical reactor)

For work right. The reaction must be very fast. 

There is a possibility that this kind of small nuke will be put at the bottom of the GPU 57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). And then detonate in that bomb. The system will give a very big boost. For a conventional anti-bunker bomb. The anti-bunker bomb that could be delivered using ballistic missiles. It can detonate ballistic missiles at their launching sites. And the nuclear-powered anti-bunker bombs. They can be very effective. The Davy Crockett-type micro nukes cause criticism. They are claimed to remove the line between conventional and nuclear warheads. And decrease the line. To use nuclear weapons. 

The kinetic bombardment will not be effective at ruining cities. The FOBS systems. The spaceborne nuclear weapons. That could be installed. Into the satellites. The EMP bomb that lurks in the satellite. That could detonate without warning. And those systems are dangerous for all types of electronics. The EMP pulse. It can shut down the communication antennas. And cause critical damage. To avionic systems and other electric components. The smart weapons. They can also turn ineffective. 

That is another thing that causes worries. People sometimes think that FOBS is some kind of big nuclear weapon. The FOBS system. It can use nuclear grenades. The 280mm nuclear grenade. It is not a very big thing. Same way as the neutron bomb. It could be quite a small thing. Neutron bomb. It can also detonate targets like ships. If they get direct hits from those weapons. 

The FOBS doesn’t necessarily mean nuclear weapons. The FOBS system. It can deliver glide bombs that are equipped with a heat shield. Or the orbital bombardment system. It can deliver drones. In the atmosphere. Kinetic systems can also be rockets. That satellite shoots into its targets. The kinetic attack system. It can be regular aerial rockets. Equipped. With a ceramic core. Those systems can drop or launch those rockets just above the target. There is also the possibility. That the concrete bombs. They can be dropped from space. 

In scenarios, the FOBS weapon mimics space junk. Sometimes. Satellites whose operational time is over. Will be launched on a high-altitude trajectory. Those FOBS satellites can lurk in that satellite graveyard. When they get their orders. They fall to a lower trajectory. Or straight to the target. Same way as a satellite fighter. That mission is to demosh other satellites. It can hide in that region. The system. It can launch miniature satellites that push other satellites away from their trajectories. In some other scenarios, the system. It could shoot small soft ammunition at the targeted satellites. 

That system can involve an electric shock system. That jams the satellite. The soft structure. It helps to keep targeted satellites in one piece. And the ammunition just pushes them  into the atmosphere. This kind of system can be effective against low-orbiting photo reconnaissance satellites. Another version could be a neutron bomb. That detonates in the air tank. This can create a destructive EMP pulse with a limited area effect. Another version is the hydro-oxygen tank. That detonates in water. This kind of system. They can create a material wall. That pushes satellites. Out of their trajectory. 

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https://interestingengineering.com/space/chinas-space-solar-power-station-hints-military-use

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyus_(spacecraft)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenlong_(spacecraft)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcritical_reactor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upshot%E2%80%93Knothole_Grable

The company wants to send a 100,000-satellite data constellation.

Orbital data centers are a thing. That causes discussions. But the orbital data centers. They are a response to problems with data centers’ power supply. If we think about the economic aspect. There is a point about the price of electricity. Their position in orbit trajectory. It turns out to be cheaper. Than the position on Earth. Data centers can cause energy crises. The answer to that problem. It can be their own power plant, like a small nuclear reactor. In some other solutions. The data center. That uses cloud-based architecture. It can equip all computers with the RTG (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator). 

Sending data satellites to orbit is not more difficult. Than sending communication satellites to the same trajectories. There are discussions about things like repair. Of those malfunctioning satellites. The satellite. It can be equipped with a heat shield and parachutes. Same way as in cases like the malfunction of the communication satellites. Those microcircuits will not change. The satellite. It will be returned to Earth by using parachutes or in the space shuttle cargo bay. 

That thing removes space junk. And that will be an answer for data security issues. Normally, satellites are driven into the atmosphere. There they land near Point Nemo. The problem is that. Deep-sea rescue units can pick up those satellites. And then find maybe some kind of critical information. That information contains the oscillation circuits from the satellite microchips. The ability to make a soft landing for those satellites allows researchers to investigate things. Like micrometeor damage. That also covers the hard drives and communication systems of those satellites. If those things go into the wrong hands. That can make it possible to create systems that can jam those satellites. 

If all computers have independent nuclear batteries. They will become energy independent. There is also the possibility of using renewable energy. Like solar power or geothermal generators. The geothermal generator is a ground-source heat pump well. There, the tubes are filled with gas or liquid that expands so strongly that it can rotate the turbine wheel. That rotates the generator. In the high orbiter, the data satellite. It can use solar panels to create electricity. 

Those systems allow control of other satellites. By using AI. This kind of data center at a high orbit could be immune to the plasma jammers. The plasma jammer is the system that delivers plasma between satellites and their ground stations. This kind of system allows the satellites to continue their operations. Even if the connection between them and the ground station is cut. Satellite data centers can also assist the moonbases. 

The satellite-based supercomputer is easier to make. than establishing a data center on the Moon. The data center could also be the landing crafts. That carry supercomputers. But there is a possibility. To send those data satellites on a trajectory that orbits Earth and the Moon. The relay satellite keeps contact with the satellite swarm. It can be at the point between Earth and the Moon; there. Their gravitation. Anchors that satellite into a stable position. The communication system. It must only know the position of that relay satellite. That keeps contact with the orbital data center. 

The moonbases. They can act as a laboratory. There, samples from other planets will be taken. If we think about the possibility of establishing bases on other planets, we must be sure. That there are no other lifeforms. 

The lifeform can travel between planets. And there, in an isolated environment, the microbe. It can be degenerate. There is a theory that Earth itself can deliver microbes to Venus, and probably. Also to Mars. The bacteria cannot live on the surface of Venus. But it can hover in Venus’ clouds. 

Another thing is that. Those systems. They can also make it possible. To test the cloud-based data architecture. The next-generation space probes that travel to outer solar systems and beyond could be swarms of smaller probes. That guarantees. The success of the mission. Even if one of those probes is damaged or destroyed. There is a possibility. That AI-controlled drone swarms can research Venus and Jupiter. 

The small-sized RTG (Radioisotope thermoelectric generator. Called nuclear batteries, allow small quadcopters to operate virtually unlimited time. These kinds of systems can research planets like Venus and Jupiter. But they can also operate in the deep seas. And they can act in challenging intelligence operations. 

The orbital data centers are the next question. If we want to build bases on Mars and beyond. It requires highly advanced automation. The base will be built using robots. And the algorithms that those robots require. They need lots of computer power. In the same way, if we want to send colonists there. Those people might get sick or be injured. And even the best doctors don’t know everything. The AI can support those people at work. But before anything is sent to Mars. That technology must be tested. If we want to send probes to the outer solar system. 

Their control signal travels from Jupiter to Earth in about 8 minutes. And 25 seconds. That is a very long time to control things like rovers on the surface of its moons. The probes themselves can travel to Jupiter and Saturn and use quite traditional control codes. But when some probe operates on Titan or some of Jupiter’s moons. Something surprising can happen. The sudden earthquakes on those icy moons. They can be far stronger than on Earth. There, the low gravity doesn’t  hold back those things. 

And there, rovers must react very fast. So, before anything goes interstellar, we must conquer the entire solar system. Before we send colonists and establish any bases. We must be sure. That the places those bases will be established are safe. The Mars base is not like the ISS. There is no straight way to return. If. There is something that happens. The journey to Earth takes a long time. And if the astronaut is injured. Or has some kind of infection. Even. 30-60 days in a closed spacecraft. Using some futuristic plasma engines feels eternal. 

https://interestingengineering.com/space/us-firm-files-fcc-application-for-100000-satellite-data-center-constellation

3D-printed ramjets and jet engines are an introduction to modern manufacturing systems.

3D printing technology. It can revolutionize hypersonic technology. And drone production. The new CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) systems can manufacture any part if it has the right raw materials. The CAM technology. Means that the robotic printing system turns the CAD image straight into a product. 

3D printing technology is coming to jet engines. The new 3D printing systems with X-ray imaging are making it possible to create things like jet engines. By using those systems. The 3D-printed ramjet engines are tools. That can revolutionize drone and hypersonic technology. And these kinds of systems. That are container-sized, AI-controlled platforms that involve so-called vacuum work. The vacuum work means that those 3D printers can operate in a vacuum. The ability to create jet engines and parts for hypersonic missiles and drones. 

That can make many things possible. Operators can create spare parts for jet engines in hangars. The ability to print those systems. It turns drones’ prices low. In wildest dreams, the system. It can create drones in the operational areas. And that causes interesting thoughts. The ability to produce things like quadcopters remotely. Is a thing. 

That can be. The new tool for researchers and military operations. Only things that those systems require. They are the microchips. Highly advanced AI can search for raw materials from things like garbage. The system must only melt those things. Then it separates materials.  And then. It turns that raw material into metal and plastic wire. The vacuum system. It prevents. Organic materials from burning. The system can create trunks for quadcopters. 

"An artist's render of the 3D-printed Rampart engine."(IE)

That prevents air bubble formation in the printed object. Those printers use lasers, microwaves, and electric arcs to create high-temperature work. The system requires only the right materials. Those are small-sized systems. They can be transported into operational areas. And they can make things like spare parts for engines and weapons. The 3D printers can also create quadcopters. The fact is that. There are no limits to the size of the 3D printers. 

And this kind of system. They can print even ships or aircraft. There is no limit. For structures that 3D printers can make. The 3D printers. They can be mounted in quadcopters. And that can revolutionize repair work. The AI-controlled drone factories. They can offer the mass production of drones. The drone itself. It can be made of paper. If it must transport small things like small microphones. 

Drone factories. That can use auxiliary drones to search for raw materials. They are one step closer to Von Neumann factories. The self-replicating factories that can search for their raw materials. From nature. They can play a key role in terraforming planets. The drone factory that can make a copy of itself. It is the primary element in space exploration and terraforming planets like Venus. The drone factory. It can create drones. Equipped with carbon dioxide lasers. Those lasers should resonate. And destroy carbon dioxide atoms. 

The carbon dioxide-laser-equipped drones. They can make it possible to create the systems. That can destroy mine fields. The carbon dioxide lasers that are mounted in quadcopters. They can be game changers. The carbon dioxide lasers are the most powerful laser systems. They deliver their energy in the infrared range. This means that those systems deliver laser beams. That operate in the thermal area. Those laser-drones. They can be effective against combat material and human targets. Those drones can also cut holes in the hull of warships. The laser weapons can provide ultimate protection against drones and counter-drones. But those weapons can also give the same effect. As a rifle to target. 

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/beehives-3d-printed-rampart-engine

https://www.twz.com/sponsored-content/3d-printing-engines-to-power-hypersonic-weapons-is-fast-becoming-a-reality

High-altitude platforms. They are new dimensions in scientific and military operations.

Artist's rendering of a NASA crewed floating outpost on Venus. But similar systems. They could also operate in Earth's atmosphere. They can act as atmospheric satellites. And those systems. They could also carry rockets, drones, or drone swarms. To high altitudes. The active denial systems. Like laser weapons. They can protect those airships against missiles. The ballistic missile can transport those systems into the operational area. 

The automated airships. They can act as high-flying computer centers that communicate with drones and ground robots. They can carry telescopes to high altitude. And those platforms. They can also observe certain areas. Like border zones. They can search for heat leaks. From large areas. Those systems can have high-power radars. That can search caves and other things. And the system. It can use the same radars and IR cameras to search for missing persons and hostile vehicles. They can search caves and submarines. And underground installations by using the same systems. 

The Pegasus-type rockets are suitable for ASAT missions. And they can also be used to transport small satellites into orbit. Those small satellites can be used as systems. That can fix other satellites' trajectories. Those small satellites. They can also act as repair robots. If they have manipulator arms. This means they can perform similar missions. As astronauts. The miniature satellites can also make surprise overflights. And they can also be used for counter-recon missions. They can observe other satellites. And those systems. They can be installed. Under high-flying drones. 

Or they can be flown under high-flying airships. The model for high-flying airships is taken from the High Altitude Venus Operational Concept. (HAVOC) study mission. 

The difference between the HAVOC and those new platforms is this. Those new platforms are fully automated. In some visions. The high-flying electric-engined drone. That uses solar panels and stealth technology.  Can fly over the battlefield. It can point targets by using lasers. Those systems. They can also drop drone swarms and individual drones to operational areas. Those drones. They can also point targets to larger drones. 

The airship is also a new solution. That can make these types of systems a reality. Once the airships are abandoned. The reason for that was. They were easy targets for aircraft. New airships are not very big. The rugby-ball-size airship. It can carry a quadcopter under it. The quadcopter. It can act as a gondola. When the system enters the right area. It can release that quadcopter from an altitude above 20 km. The quadcopter is hard to detect. 

“The unusual flight profile is intended to make the missile largely immune to Russian electronic jamming. (Representational image)”. (IE) The airship- or solar-powered high-flying drones. It can also carry these types of systems. 

The high-altitude airships and balloons. They can be used as platforms for high-altitude radars and observation systems. Those radar systems are already installed in the blimps. But they can also operate over the friendly bases. The multi-mission. Systems with advanced AI. Optical cameras, lidar, and radar scanners can make those systems very effective. The new tools. Like active denial systems. Those systems can be lasers. That destroy incoming missiles. But in some models. Those platforms. They can carry high-power lasers or microwave systems. That can destroy or cause heavy damage. To aircraft. The laser ray can cause damage. To a stealth fighter's body. 

The high-altitude airships can also be equipped with sails. Those sails are like fins. They allow the airship to sail in the high-altitude winds. And when the airship requires its engines. It can start its electric engine. This ability gives those airships almost unlimited operational  time. Those airships can make scientific and reconnaissance missions. But they can also carry rockets. Hypersonic and regular missiles. And conventional drones. That can be used for reconnaissance or attack missions.

 

The plasma-stealth and active denial systems. They can make those high-altitude systems very hard targets for missiles. The ADS system can use AI and laser technology. The same technology is used in anti-drone systems. But when the ADS detects an incoming missile. The laser can aim its beam into that incoming missile. The ADS can give new life to older aircraft. And improve the protection of modern aircraft.  The satellites. That are equipped with the ADS can also use that system against anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles. But those ADS systems. They can also turn satellites into killer satellites. 

There is a suggestion to use balloons or high-altitude airships to carry rockets into the high atmosphere. And then they can release those rockets. The idea was to use a hydrogen-filled mylar balloon to raise the rocket into the high atmosphere. And then the rocket will be released from that balloon. Same way as the high-flying airships. They could carry a Pegasus-type small rocket. Into the very high altitudes. And then those systems. They can carry the miniature satellites into orbit. The balloon itself is based on the technology. That used in Echo-balloon satellites. The mylar balloon that is filled with hydrogen. It can raise those rockets into the very high altitudes. 

Ukraine’s new missile. It can be launched from a balloon. This type. Of technology. Their missile or drone. It can be hung under a balloon and then released into hostile airspace; it can be a tool. That can improve the operational range of those systems. The weaponized application requires only the knowledge of the winds.  And then those systems can transport attack or reconnaissance drones deep into the opponent’s airspace. The high-altitude launching platforms. They can also be used to carry ASAT systems. The balloon or airship can carry the ASAT weapon into high altitude. And then they can launch those systems against the targeted satellites.  This kind of balloon technology is dangerous. It can deliver drones deep inside the opponent’s airspace. 

The drone-like electric-engined version. The Shahed-136 drone. That uses stealth technology can be dropped from those balloons. The drone. It can use similar target recognition systems. With the Javelin missile. Those drones. They can destroy tanks or aircraft from runways. If the balloon that flies at 34 kilometers drops that drone. The drone glides very far away. The 34 kilometers is the world record for a parachute jump. And the electric-engined drone can be raised to that altitude. The electric engine makes those drones silent. And they can fly very far. The high-altitude platforms. They can also drop drone swarms. These types of systems are new tools. 

https://interestingengineering.com/military/ukraine-missile-balloon-launch-jammed-area

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Echo 

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/High_Altitude_Venus_Operational_Concept