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Extreme Ross stares over the stars from a flag out past the wing of a U-2

Why are U-2s still in use if we have satellites?

Today I’m answering one of the most common airshow questions a U-2 pilot ever gets.  Several of you, including @vasiliybaraniuk asked: “Why are U2s still in use if we have satellites? Note: the following is entirely my opinion/viewpoint/soapbox/rant. The easy answers are something about multi-layered approaches to intelligence, from satellites to […]

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U-2 Northern Lights UFO

Have you ever seen any UFO’s or objects that made you thing “what was that”?

???️?️ Hello again. For today’s #askextremeross I’m tackling a subject several of you have asked me about. And that is, of course, UFOs. @chadholcomb88 asked “Since you’re one of very few pilots that have experienced flight at that altitude, have you seen any “UFO’s”, or objects that made you think […]

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U-2 looking forward over the nose toward a low sun and island

Do you have any solar radiation issues at that altitude?

For #askextremeross today, I’m answering @lo_muller who asked “Do you have solar radiation issues at that altitude?”   While rarely affecting missions, space radiation, and particularly solar radiation, are something that we have to pay attention to.  At the altitudes we’re at, 90% of the atmospheric mass is below us.  It’s still a […]

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