bonze, I'm not double talking.<br /><br />Rockets and satellites are not astronomy. Just like computers are not astronomy (and are used in it moreso that rockets and sattelites). They are technologies developed in other fields, used to further astronomy.<br /><br />Astronomy studies stars, galaxies, planets, etc, and serves no practical purpose, let alone a military agenda.<br /><br />In fact, one could assert that the relationship is the other way around. The military developed rockets and satellites to suit it's own needs (launch missles, and spy on others) and astronomy uses those once purely militaristic tools to do other research.<br /><br />So astronomical research didn't even result in rockets, though it does use them.<br /><br /><br />Now, as for: <blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>me: "Anyway, you guys have mentioned a good handful of possible supression cases. I say possible because I haven't looked into them, and can't say more one way or the other. "<br /><br />bonze: yes, Saiph, we are all waiting for you to get back with us after you've graciously and level-headedly looked into them. we're waiting in the delicate balance for your approval. oh, gate keeper.<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br /><br />Look, I was just forstalling any arguements over the validity of that evidence. I haven't had a chance to look at it. I.e., I'm saying I'm not ready to comment on it, not that you need my aproval. All I was pointing out, was that there is also plenty of evidence (and I provided a few examples) against the idea of widescale supression of science. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p align="center"><font color="#c0c0c0"><br /></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">--------</font></em></font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">--------</font></em></font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">----</font></em></font><font color="#666699">SaiphMOD@gmail.com </font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">-------------------</font></em></font></p><p><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">"This is my Timey Wimey Detector. Goes "bing" when there's stuff. It also fries eggs at 30 paces, wether you want it to or not actually. I've learned to stay away from hens: It's not pretty when they blow" -- </font></em></font><font size="1" color="#999999">The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>