Rapid Fire 01/10/06

10 Jan 2006 By jason

* Darpa's new bunker-busters* Starbucks' IED* Super wind tunnel debuts* JSF spat no biggie* Hyperspace drive all hype?* GoogleSat catches WWII ghost* "The Skylab-Area 51 Indicent"* Comet probe coming home (background here and here)

(Big ups: AA, RC, JQP, Drudge, /.)

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