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U2 view of the Chinese "Weather" Balloon
Posted on 2/23/23 at 10:53 am
Posted on 2/23/23 at 10:53 am
Just showing Chinese, we can fly higher than your little balloon.
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Posted on 2/23/23 at 10:56 am to DarthRebel
So instead of just launching a satellite they thought it better to attach one to a balloon? 
Posted on 2/23/23 at 10:58 am to Pedro
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So instead of just launching a satellite they thought it better to attach one to a balloon?
Balloons are much cheaper than rockets and Biden is President
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:01 am to DarthRebel
I bet any of the 99 luft balloons can fly higher than U2.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:03 am to East Coast Band
Achtung Baby
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:03 am to DarthRebel
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Balloons are much cheaper than rockets and Biden is President
The view of a simple mind.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:04 am to Pedro
If you are wanting to capture audio you want something slow moving.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:05 am to DarthRebel
Didn't realize we still use U2s, also Blackbirds ftw.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:06 am to OweO
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The view of a simple mind.
oh the fricking irony
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:07 am to OweO
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The view of a simple mind.
sorry to offend your President
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:07 am to DarthRebel
If cruising speed is roughly 400-450mph, wouldn't that balloon be in your eye sight for a millisecond only?
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:20 am to idlewatcher
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If cruising speed is roughly 400-450mph, wouldn't that balloon be in your eye sight for a millisecond only?
It is banking around it.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:22 am to Pedro
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So instead of just launching a satellite they thought it better to attach one to a balloon?
It worked perfectly for them
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:38 am to GREENHEAD22
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Didn't realize we still use U2s, also Blackbirds ftw
Same here. When I saw they buzzed it with a U2 right when it all happened I had to research if the U2 was still in service and sure enough, it is.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:41 am to OweO
U2...Simple Minds...In a Big Country
Posted on 2/23/23 at 11:44 am to OweO
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OweO
The name of a barely functioning retard.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:12 pm to GREENHEAD22
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Blackbirds
U2s, yes. Blackbirds, no.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:18 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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U2s, yes. Blackbirds, no.
I could be wrong but I think it’s the CIA that operates the U2.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:18 pm to DarthRebel
I had no idea we were still flying the U2 until I saw this story the other day.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:23 pm to IAmNERD
I'd beat that there is a newer airframe that is also operational.
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