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Pentagon Opens Window of Time to Shoot Down Satellite
American Forces Press Service ^
| Gerry J. Gilmore
Posted on 02/20/2008 3:58:23 PM PST by SandRat
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posted on
02/20/2008 3:58:26 PM PST
by
SandRat
To: SandRat
This isn’t an issue when going up against non-state foes, but if we should have to confront any major power, you can see what the first targets are going to be.
Punch out your enemy’s satelites, and you’ve punched out his lights.
I’m sure there are smart people thinking about this, on both sides.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:01:55 PM PST
by
marron
To: SandRat
The strike is designed to leave no space debris.It's called land debris when it crashes into your backyard.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:02:00 PM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(The fence is "absolutely not the answer" - Gov. Rick Perry (R, TX))
To: SandRat
I think they’ll nail it. First shot.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:02:51 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: kinoxi
Hope so,.. son is an civilian aerospace engineer on the project.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:03:53 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:04:37 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Rig satellites with small explosives - save $10 to $15 million...)
To: SandRat
...son is an civilian aerospace engineer on the project.I'm an engineer and was just thinking about how kewl it would be to work on a project like this. Big props to your son.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:05:30 PM PST
by
randog
(What the...?!)
To: SandRat
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:07:18 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Checkmate Cruiser")
To: SandRat
Jeepers it has been an exciting day. The shuttle landed. Eclipse in a few hours. And shooting down the satellite!
If they miss, and you see the missile or the satellite headed for you in a fiery ball, put your head FIRMLY between your knees, and kiss your ass good bye!
my bad
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:07:56 PM PST
by
buffyt
(Moonbeams lollipops rainbows butterflies puppies everything that's wonderful is what Obama promises.)
To: randog
My husband is an engineer. Dow Chemical Co. 35 years.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:08:33 PM PST
by
buffyt
(Moonbeams lollipops rainbows butterflies puppies everything that's wonderful is what Obama promises.)
To: SandRat
Kick the tires and light the fires!!
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:08:52 PM PST
by
Veggie Todd
(Were those magic grits?)
To: mtbopfuyn
OUCH! We just finished remodeling, took EIGHT months! I hope we don’t get zapped by it. It was neat living in So. Cal. sometimes you could see the fireworks when they shot down a missile during testing. I think from vandenberg AFB
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:10:07 PM PST
by
buffyt
(Moonbeams lollipops rainbows butterflies puppies everything that's wonderful is what Obama promises.)
To: SandRat
Who’s going to start a live LUNAR ECLIPSE + ASAT popcorn thread?
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:10:32 PM PST
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: sam_paine
YOU CAN! I will go get the beer!
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:10:59 PM PST
by
buffyt
(Moonbeams lollipops rainbows butterflies puppies everything that's wonderful is what Obama promises.)
To: sam_paine
Who has clear skies for the eclipse? it is raining here in Houston and on the coast. DRAT
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:11:30 PM PST
by
buffyt
(Moonbeams lollipops rainbows butterflies puppies everything that's wonderful is what Obama promises.)
To: GOPJ
Looking at the map, it looks like they’ll have a chance on the next orbit.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:13:47 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Checkmate Cruiser")
To: sam_paine
spacedaily.com
by Dauna Coulter
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 21, 2008
. . .
How long will it take for the moon to be encircled with satellite traffic like Earth? Not very long, with the current moon rush. By the end of 2011, nine satellites could be buzzing around up there.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:14:32 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
To: SandRat
About 50 percent of debris produced by the missile strike is expected to burn up during the stricken satellites first two orbits after being hit, the senior military officer said, with the rest burning up shortly after. The strike is designed to leave no space debris. So we might get an artificial meteor shower out of this?
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:14:52 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Checkmate Cruiser")
To: buffyt
Hence the thread! Clear sky folks can post pix.
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posted on
02/20/2008 4:15:41 PM PST
by
sam_paine
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