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Satellite Busters
This should be interesting.
The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. Eisboch |
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:16:38 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. Eisboch Pentagon briefing right now. -- John H |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
... This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. Eisboch I suspect there are concerns which are equal in importance to safety, like assuring that some pieces don't end up in the wrong hands. Better for them to land in 1000 feet of water. |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. Eisboch I suspect there are concerns which are equal in importance to safety, like assuring that some pieces don't end up in the wrong hands. Better for them to land in 1000 feet of water. Any way it could be forced down on the vast wasteland of a certain ersatz ranch in Crawford, Texas? |
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"HK" wrote in message ... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message ... This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. Eisboch I suspect there are concerns which are equal in importance to safety, like assuring that some pieces don't end up in the wrong hands. Better for them to land in 1000 feet of water. Any way it could be forced down on the vast wasteland of a certain ersatz ranch in Crawford, Texas? Leave it to Harry to use sick humor to reveal his hatred. |
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Eisboch wrote:
This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. The article stated that they have a "modified" missile they are going to launch from a naval ship in the Pacific. The questions I have is what altitude will the missile intercept the satellite and how long have we been working on this "modified" missile? I can't see us coming up with a "modified" missile, launched from a surface vessel, in just a couple of months that is capable of intercepting an object in space. I believe this is an opportunity to flex our muscles. |
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BAR wrote:
Eisboch wrote: This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. The article stated that they have a "modified" missile they are going to launch from a naval ship in the Pacific. The questions I have is what altitude will the missile intercept the satellite and how long have we been working on this "modified" missile? I can't see us coming up with a "modified" missile, launched from a surface vessel, in just a couple of months that is capable of intercepting an object in space. I believe this is an opportunity to flex our muscles. Boys and their toys... It's too bad we don't expend the same sort of energy on diplomacy. |
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"HK" wrote in message ... BAR wrote: Eisboch wrote: This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. The article stated that they have a "modified" missile they are going to launch from a naval ship in the Pacific. The questions I have is what altitude will the missile intercept the satellite and how long have we been working on this "modified" missile? I can't see us coming up with a "modified" missile, launched from a surface vessel, in just a couple of months that is capable of intercepting an object in space. I believe this is an opportunity to flex our muscles. Boys and their toys... It's too bad we don't expend the same sort of energy on diplomacy. How does diplomatically say don't fall on me to a falling satellite??? |
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"BAR" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: This should be interesting. The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to drop out of orbit in early March. There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and hit the earth in a yet unknown area. The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with a missile fired from a US Navy ship. Details at 11. The article stated that they have a "modified" missile they are going to launch from a naval ship in the Pacific. The questions I have is what altitude will the missile intercept the satellite and how long have we been working on this "modified" missile? I can't see us coming up with a "modified" missile, launched from a surface vessel, in just a couple of months that is capable of intercepting an object in space. I believe this is an opportunity to flex our muscles. Ask the Chinese..they'll shoot down your garbage for you. |
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