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Sources: Navy to shoot down failed satellite Thursday - CNN.com

cyber9 rated 8 months ago
What the hell? We're going to call this "The Day After" (The day after the Space Shuttle is supposed to land.) OK, so now my life is a movie that's on DVD. That's it, I'm moving!

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chrisfreer rated 8 months ago
From the page: "The Missile Defense Agency estimated the cost of a sea-based attempted intercept at $40 million to $60 million. Without any intervention, Pentagon officials have said they believe the satellite would come down on its own in early March. The option of striking the satellite with a missile launched from an Aegis cruiser was decided upon by President Bush after consultation with several government and military officials and aerospace experts, said Deputy National Security Adviser James Jeffrey. "If we miss, nothing changes," said NASA administrator Michael Griffin. "If we shoot and barely touch it, the satellite is just barely in orbit" and would still burn up somewhat in the atmosphere, he said. "If we shoot and get a direct hit, that's a clean kill and we're in good shape," he added."
cyber9 rated 8 months ago
What the hell? We're going to call this "The Day After" (The day after the Space Shuttle is supposed to land.) OK, so now my life is a movie that's on DVD. That's it, I'm moving!