Thread: It's a hit!

Fox is reporting it was a hit. The Navy hit the falling spy satellite. This required them to modify the interceptor from going after super hot targets to a cold target, a much much faster target and a higher target. Much more difficult than going after an ICBM.

And they hit it first time.

Maybe all the people who said it would never work will finally see the folly of their position.

Smile Mr Satellite
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Originally Posted by Goldwater

Smile Mr Satellite
:scared:

Can't believe there aren't more comments.

Congraduations DoD and the Navy. This was REALLY something. It is absolutely amazing. Makes me proud of what our country can accomplish. Sends a STRONG message to the world and those who might pursue such weapons, it'll be a waste of time.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy missile soaring 130 miles above the Pacific smashed a dying and potentially deadly U.S. spy satellite Wednesday and probably destroyed a tank carrying 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel, officials said. Officials had expressed cautious optimism that the missile would hit the satellite, which was the size of a school bus. But they were less certain of hitting the smaller, more problematic fuel tank, whose contents posed what Bush administration officials deemed a potential health hazard to humans if it landed intact.
In a statement announcing that the Navy missile struck the satellite, the Pentagon said, "Confirmation that the fuel tank has been fragmented should be available within 24 hours." It made no mention of early indications, but a defense official close to the situation said later that officials monitoring the collision saw what appeared to be an explosion, indicating that the fuel tank was hit.




Missile Hits Dying US Spy Satellite



Geez these guys are good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Stinger

Fox is reporting it was a hit. The Navy hit the falling spy satellite. This required them to modify the interceptor from going after super hot targets to a cold target, a much much faster target and a higher target. Much more difficult than going after an ICBM.

And they hit it first time.

Maybe all the people who said it would never work will finally see the folly of their position.

And are you sure this whole thing wasn't theatre meant to justify bigger expenditures on the Star Wars program? Sounded like a fat ass marketing ploy to me....

Look, Up in the Sky! - New York Times

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

Look, Up in the Sky! - New York Times

Excellent Op-Ed. Thanks, I really enjoyed that.

No problem. Funny how the gov't throws 60 million in the trash and the "fiscally responsible" conservatives are cheering. Brain dead, all of em.

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

No problem. Funny how the gov't throws 60 million in the trash and the "fiscally responsible" conservatives are cheering. Brain dead, all of em.

There should be a slo-mo Youtube video of these guys and the cheering crowds:



Heroes, by God, every damn one of 'em.

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

No problem. Funny how the gov't throws 60 million in the trash and the "fiscally responsible" conservatives are cheering. Brain dead, all of em.

There was probably a Democrat on the engineering team that built the satellite for Lockheed. That would explain the mission failure.