[GeronL]

That things pretty big, but I can forsee a day when a museum or the Russian government would want it back to put on display. Maybe if someone built a giant pod that would launch empty, hence light, and open like a jaw to swallow the target and return to Earth like a regular space capsule..... hhhmmmm

Actually, thats probably already doable if someone paid for it.

[Army Air Corps]

Did you watch You Only Live Twice recently?

[erizo]

Quoting from http://www.astronautix.com/craft/polyus.htm

"Polyus's failure to achieve working orbit was caused by a faulty inertial guidance sensor. ... The US Navy has made no statements about any attempts to investigate the wreckage of Polyus, which lies on the floor of the South Pacific."

"Scythian" ... such a pleasant name for a weapon.

[Walkingfeather]

yeah if you think about the fact that the hubble will one day burn up in the atmosephere. Makes you wonder if our great great grand children will be dismayed at our lack of foresight.