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Pentagon to shoot down broken spy satellite
AP ^ | 02-14-2008 | AP

Posted on 02/14/2008 9:07:45 AM PST by montag813

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say the Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March.

This is the U.S. military will use a missile to destroy a satellite in space, NBC News reports.

The spy satellite has lost all power and is expected to crash back on earth in early March, spreading debris and potentially hazardous fuel over several hundred miles.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aegis; bmd; dod; interceptor; lockheed; missile; missiledefense; nasa; pentagon; raytheon; satellite; sm3; usn; usnavy
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To: Captain Rhino

today it was stated that they have a 80% chance. I wonder which cruiser is going to do it. I think one other than the Lake Erie have the capability. Go Navy!


141 posted on 02/15/2008 6:17:11 AM PST by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: saganite

Well, you wouldn’t get busted so often if you weren’t posting such idiotic rants.

Get informed, kid.


142 posted on 02/15/2008 7:48:52 AM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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