NASA Contractors Censoring Saturn V Info

cybrpnk2 writes "Get ready to surrender your data sheets, study reports and blueprints of the Saturn V to stay in compliance with ITAR. Armed guards are reportedly taking down and shredding old Saturn V posters from KSC office walls that show rough internal layouts of the vehicle, and a Web site that is a source for various digitized blueprints has been put on notice it may well be next. No word yet if the assignment of a Karl Rove protege high up in NASA has any connection."

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[Pad-Lok]

"Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Saturn Vtoo in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings."

They sure were fast on that one!

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[jamstar7]

How do you re-secretize something that is in Public Domain???

By invoking National Security, of course.

But then, if you posted someplace that NeoCons are total whackjobs that need massive amounts of medication to make them sane again, you're likely to get arrested for revealing state secrets...

Nah...

[NoMaster]

You've got it all wrong.

It's so they can hide the mini-bar [slashdot.org] from the kids...

Of course

[iamdrscience]

No word yet if the assignment of a Karl Rove protege high up in NASA has any connection.

Ah-ha! How could I be so foolish thinking that this could just be the case of one security guard being an idiot? Surely this is all part of Karl Rove's plan! He needs to get rid of the Saturn V rocket plans in order to keep our enemies from attacking the top secret laser-equipped moon bases he's built to control the earth with. It's all so simple!

Re:Protecting their IP?

[Anonymous Coward]

Word came over the wire, the terrorist were preparing to shoot the moon.

Armed guards

[gsslay]

I love a bit of hyperbole. We'll make a tabloid out of slashdot yet! Some security minion becomes "armed security cop", becomes "armed guards".

What a pity no mention was made of what he was wearing, otherwise we would be on to his jackboots by now.

Oh, geeee...

[GFree]

Hmm, do they really think they're gonna be successful in blotting out references to Saturn V info on the web?

Hey, censor-guys, lemme give you an example, see if you follow:

09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[Anonymous Coward]

NEWS AT 11: sharp objects can kill!

Fearing terrorists will try to build and use deadly weapons, called collectively "sharp objects", the American president has issued a executive order classifying the knowledge of building sharp objects. The ATF has already arrested over 10,000 American children in a attempt to enforce this law. The head of the ATF taskforce tasked with enforcing this executive order, when questioned with the practicality of enforcing this, is quoted as saying "if they can successfully outlaw, ban, and remove a weed from this great country, we can, and will, prevent the deadly knowledge of making sharp objects from terrorists at all costs". Police say the children where found creating these weapons on the streets from sticks, but we cant say anymore then that due to the classification of the material. Experts at the FBI suspect these children where not acting alone, but are part of a nation wide effort of children to overthrow the government by use of sharp objects. No word on weather they will be taken to Gitmo, we can only wish the authorities with the best of luck in quickly removing this dangerous knowledge before it reaches anymore terrorists.

Back to you Kristin.

does this mean ...

[petes_PoV]

... I can expect a dawn raid from armed police/soldiers to take back my Airfix model?

Re:private sector

[phozz bare]

The two nations that have put people on the moon

You are of course referring to the United States and America?

Re:This is why we're still in the Space Stone Age

[tgd]

I'm not sure the Saturn V would make a nice ICBM. Unless you're launching a payload of nukes, 40 nuclear engineers and a Grayhound Bus carrying them all, it may be a bit overkill.

Re:Protecting their IP?

[Opportunist]

Gah, when you let government work on decryption... The message was that we plan to moon the terrorists.

You Didn't See Anything.....

[segedunum]

.....this isn't the rocket you're looking for.

Re:private sector

[Oktober Sunset]

He's talking about a little know moon landing by Elbonia, using the unconventional catapult launch method instead of the more commonly used rocket. The Elbonian government covered up the landing themselves, as it was deemed embarrassing that the moon was a nicer place to live then Elbonia.

Re:Ridiculous

[DieByWire]

That all said, anybody who would consider using a Saturn 5 rocket as any sort of weapon is absolutely insane. The Saturn rockets were huge, and designed to deliver massive payloads (all of Skylab was launched via a single Saturn booster)...

Proof again that those that can't remember history are doomed to repeat it. Have you forgotten that Skylab was used to attack Austrailia? [wikipedia.org]

Re:private sector

[Hijacked Public]

In return for knocking down the Berlin Wall so we could build McDonaldses all over East Germany, the US gave them 8 hours of film time at Studio Moonbase.

I can't find a link at the moment but I'm sure one is out there somewhere.

Re:and ?

[Bastard of Subhumani]

He's antisocialising, dongbreath.

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[FritzTheCat1030]

But then, if you posted someplace that NeoCons are total whackjobs that need massive amounts of medication to make them sane again, you're likely to get arrested for revealing state secrets...

That could hardly be considered a secret.

Re:private sector

[AlHunt]

Have we forgotten the accomplishment of The Duchy of Grand Fenwick and professor Kokintz so soon?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_on_the_Moon [wikipedia.org]

http://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Moon-Margaret-Rutherfo rd/dp/B00004ZBVN [amazon.com]

Sad, sad, indeed.

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[Anonymous Coward]

And no, I am not going to believe this "terrorists could use Saturn V to deliver nuclear warheads" crap.

The people who watch American Idol might.

You sure know a lot about this stuff...

[lilomar]

A good ICBM needs to be compact, so that is easily hidden, and above all it must be storable in a ready-to-fire form. That meant using storable liquid fuels instead of condenses gases for first generation missiles, and solid fuels in the later designs.

Sir, please remain where you are. This network is being traced. ~NSA

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[JWW]

And no, I am not going to believe this "terrorists could use Saturn V to deliver nuclear warheads" crap.

Yeah, but how about this: "terrorists could use Saturn V to deliver nuclear warheads to the mooon!". Ok, well, maybe its not that either.

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[popra]

double woosh

Re:WTF??? How do you take down?

[iminplaya]

I guess if Rove & Co were living in ancient ages, they would have made sure that any reference to catapults were removed from Library of Alexandria?

Naw, he'd just burn the place down.

Re:This is why we're still in the Space Stone Age

[hitmark]

sounds like comedy gold. i wonder if i should pitch it to bollywood...

Re:private sector

[mikeabbott420]

He aimed for the moon but hit London. (old,old joke)

Re:private sector

[whimmel]

"That's impossible. Our German scientists are better than _their_ German scientists!"

Space Shuttle simulation software

[Froboz23]

I can understand the government's concern here. There is advanced Space Shuttle simulation software [atariage.com] available for download on the internet. It even comes with a highly detailed Space Shuttle flight manual. [atariage.com]

The most disturbing part is, nefarious organizations are willing to sell this top secret material to the the highest bidder. [ebay.com] Just imagine if this were to fall into the hands of the terrorists.

I'm not sure what an Atari 2600 is. Probably some kind of NASA super computer...