Navy missile hits spy satellite

[Suzie]

Navy missile hits spy satellite (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dead_satellite;_ylt=AozgNrZDdIREfmYDd7wTP6Gs0NUE)

AP - 2 minutes ago WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship struck a dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on Wednesday, the Pentagon said.



Darn.... I wanted to shoot it. :sad:

[Taylor1]

Navy missile hits spy satellite (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dead_satellite;_ylt=AozgNrZDdIREfmYDd7wTP6Gs0NUE)

AP - 2 minutes ago WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship struck a dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on Wednesday, the Pentagon said.



Darn.... I wanted to shoot it. :sad:

Your 357 wouldn't of went up into space, sorry lol.

[DeclinetoState]

Did anyone protest the navy's action?

[Suzie]

How did you know I have a 357? :question:

[Taylor1]

Did anyone protest the navy's action?

I can't wait for people too, they'll be like "IT WAS ONLY AN INNOCENT SATELLITE!" and you know, thats just funny and stupid at the same time...

How did you know I have a 357? :question:

I actually took a random guess, no I'm not kidding either.

[Elgalad]

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-E

[Beowulf]

LOL @ Elgalad!!

That was a fun game!!

[BabyBeastie]

I can't wait for people too, they'll be like "IT WAS ONLY AN INNOCENT SATELLITE!" and you know, thats just funny and stupid at the same time...Yeah. Plus they'll whine about it being a waste of tax dollars. I proposed using a slingshot with 00 buck. Looks like they went with the missile. LOL

[mateusrosé]

This should do Michelle Obama proud:biggrin:.

[DoctorDoom]

Good shootin', Navy!

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[Suzie]

This should do Michelle Obama proud:biggrin:.

She's probably ashamed we even have a weapon like this to begin with.

[ColonialMarine0431]

RAW VIDEO OF SHOOTDOWN (http://www.breitbart.tv/html/50894.html)

The ChiComs are having fits over this. LOLOL....

China On Alert for Fallout From Destroyed U.S. Spy Satellite

BEIJING — China said Thursday it was on the alert for possible harmful fallout from the U.S. shoot down of an ailing spy satellite and urged Washington to promptly release data about the action.

The comment from the Chinese Foreign Ministry came several hours after the Pentagon said a missile launched from a Navy cruiser soared 130 miles above the Pacific Ocean and smashed a dying and potentially dangerous U.S. spy satellite. Two U.S. officials said it apparently achieved the main aim of destroying an onboard tank of toxic fuel.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said China was "continuously following closely the possible harm caused by the U.S. action to outer space security and relevant countries."

"China requests the U.S. to fulfill its international obligations in real earnest and provide to the international community necessary information and relevant data in a timely and prompt way so that relevant countries can take precautions," Liu said at a regularly scheduled news conference.

...snip...

Unlike Beijing, which gave no notice before using a missile to pulverize a disabled weather satellite in January 2007, Washington discussed its plans at length...

FULL STORY (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331611,00.html)

[Taylor1]

http://wiod.com/cc-common/news/videos/player.html?loc=1&pimg=&count=1

Awesome!

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A missile from a U.S. Navy warship hit a defunct U.S. spy satellite 133 nautical miles above the Earth in an attempt to blow apart its tank of toxic fuel, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

It was too soon to tell if the fuel tank had been shattered in the operation over the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon said in a statement, but a senior military source said initial indications suggested that goal had been achieved.

Washington says its aim is to prevent harm to humans from the satellite's tank of hazardous hydrazine fuel. Russia and China have expressed concern, with Moscow suggesting the operation could be used as cover to test a new space weapon.

The SM-3 missile was fired from the USS Lake Erie in the Pacific at about 10:26 p.m. EST, the Pentagon said in a statement.

"A network of land, air, sea and space-based sensors confirms that the U.S. military intercepted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite which was in its final orbits before entering the earth's atmosphere," it said.

"Confirmation that the fuel tank has been fragmented should be available within 24 hours," the statement said.

[The_Sonarman]

The interesting part is, this is a relatively inexpensive sea-based spacewar system.

This is a SM3 standard missile, with a kinetic energy warhead (ie. solid, meant for direct impact). And.... it works.

http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/news99/990809-sm3.htm

Any Naval ship capable of handling and firing the SM3 can be equipped, and probably is.

[DesertFox]

I intercepted some a that data thru my tooth. Here it is:

E = mc squaled.

[dajoga]

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said China was "continuously following closely the possible harm caused by the U.S. action to outer space security and relevant countries."

Outer space security??? Do the chicoms have galatical police out there?

:deadhorse:

[garlicguy]

And here I thought that flash was a photographer taking a picture of the eclipse of the moon. :confused:

[PrezLeefun]

I just saw the video. Pretty awsome. The guy who launched it must be on cloud nine basking in his awsomeness.

[DeclinetoState]

Lake Erie in the Pacific OK, so how did they get Lake Erie out into the middle of the Pacific? How dumb do they think we are?

{DeclinetoState chases Paris Hilton away from his computer . . . again. :D }

[DoctorDoom]

Outer space security??? Do the chicoms have galatical police out there?I have communicated with Ashtar of the Galactic Light Forces, and he confirms that the missile achieved its objective, but proves that humans are hostile. We cannot be permitted to export our violence to the universe and their flying saucers will destroy us if we attempt to leave our immediate spatial environment. The power of their weaponry is made clear in this declassified photo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/Entertainment/ZAP.jpg

[satcom]

GJ America