Steeljaw Scribe

Notes and commentary on things present, reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment…

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Shashou Jiang: CBERS-2B

October 7th, 2007 2 Comments

The phrase “assassin’s mace” is the English translation of “shashou jiang,” a term of ancient Chinese strategy. “Shashou jiang” was a club with which the “assassin” incapacitated his enemy, suddenly and totally, instead of fighting him according to “the rules.”

Dateline: 19 September 2007 - The CBERS (China/Brazil Earth Resources Spacecraft) -2B is placed in orbit [...]

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Enterprise Week

October 7th, 2007 2 Comments

October 3, 1936: a naval legend is born:

On a bright October Saturday in 1936, a sleek steel hull, 800 feet in length, towering over the assembled dignitaries and onlookers, slipped the ways of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The autumn air ringing with the words from Shakespeare’s Othello - "May she also say [...]

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