Thursday, February 21, 2008

U.S. Shoots Down Satellite

What a tremendous demonstration of the capabilities of our military. 

The Pentagon says a U.S. missile smashed a disabled spy satellite that was headed for Earth and the military is tracking the debris as it falls over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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Destroying the satellite’s onboard tank of about 1,000 pounds of hydrazine fuel was the primary goal, and a U.S. official earlier told NBC News that it “looks like the tank was hit.”

Not only did they hit it - they hit its fuel tank (probably)!  Wow.

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Posted by Owen at 1809 hrs
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