For Reference: The QuikSCAT satellite is one of the key data collection satellites that lets us examine hurricanes and their formation. It's a key data provider. Failure of this satellite will cause an immediate 16% decrease in our forecast accuracy.

The STORY: The QuikSCAT satellite is failing in inevitable ways. It's long since due to be replaced ( Read more... )

Well, I have a few things to write about today, some of which may be interesting to some people. I can pretty much guarantee that nobody will be -interested- in EVERYTHING I write about tonight, but everyone should have something.

First off:

( Star Wars: Empire At War )