US declares 1400-mile Pacific sat-shoot exclusion zone

The Register ^ | 19 FEB 08 | Lewis Page

[Freeport]

It’s easy... Were human...

We, as engineers, make mistakes... Unlike Doctors, we admit it...

;-)

[r9etb]

But all it takes is something stupid, like the kill vehicle not seperating or some motor not firing or Lordy knows what and the whole CONCEPT of the system will get tarred and feathered.

Right ... which is why I suspect they're planning to fire two or three of these puppies, to protect against one-off failures of the interceptor system.

I agree with you about the "single sample" problem. Seems like a lot of folks have difficulty considering facts in context.

[Constitution Day]

Ah yes, FreeRepublic, home of the Armchair Napoleon. You show 'em, cowboy!

LOL! Bump.

[AmericaUnited]

Darn! I was going up in my hang glider in this precise area.

[doorgunner69]

You all in Hawaii break out the cameras.

Hmm, just checked Heavens-above.com for visible passes for Hawaii and came up empty. What is the Google kmz file you got?

[Jonah Hex]

"But what about Major Kong?"

[doorgunner69]

Ah, never mind, got the kmz file from the article.

[purpleraine]

I hope they put a camera on it.

If we miss, we can let the Chinese shhot it down.

[The Electrician]

The stricken spy satellite marked for destruction by US warships will pass over the taped-off area just at this time...

I wonder who got the contract for all of that yellow "crime scene" tape...

[fireforeffect]

Follow the link.

[Red Badger]

If we miss, it’ll come back around in 90 minutes or so a little farther to the east or west depending on its direction of orbit. So we can have multiple shots.........

[doorgunner69]

I wonder who got the contract for all of that yellow "crime scene" tape...

I'm wondering how they got the tape to stick to the ocean.............

[Red Badger]

Iffin the Navy misses, WE won't!................

[sam_paine]

fire two or three of these puppies, to protect against one-off failures of the interceptor system.

I wonder if the system actually works better when multiple shots occur.

I wonder if this spy-sat isn't a dummy target that they launched just for this. When was it launched? Before/after the Chinese planned their demo?

[ArmstedFragg]

“KAL 007”

Also known by its other designator, “The OOPS Flight”.

[doorgunner69]

Yeah, but the ships can't move too far in that time, and the debris field may start including Hawaii.

The article says all three ships can make the shot, so if it going to work at all, that should do it.

[Lazamataz]

We’re gonna miss, you know.

[ArmstedFragg]

“OOPS Flight”

Or was that Iran Air 655?

[Red Badger]

I wonder if they are banking on a direct hit or a frontal explosion?..........like the early Patriot missiles vs. SCUDS?...........

[The Electrician]

Sticking it to the ocean is only half of the battle - it’s even tougher to stick it to the atmosphere in order to cordon off the airspace...