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The Pentagon plans to fire a missile into space to dismantle a 5,000-pound broken U.S. spy satellite carrying sophisticated imaging and computer equipment. We reported on this story back in January, and government officials project that the satellite will crash somewhere in North America in early March.
Launched late last year, the spy satellite quickly lost power and all control systems failed. The Navy will likely destroy the satellite to avoid the danger of falling debris and the satellite's dangerous load of rocket fuel. Air Force General Gene Renuart said, "It's really just a big thing falling on the ground that we want to make sure we're prepared for."
From CNN and The Washington Post
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Subscribe to commentsPatrick WolffFeb 14th 2008 6:15PM
We can shoot a fly through a window in Iraq, but we can't shoot down a satellite thats about 100 feet in diamater? What am i missing? patrick wolff
AngelaFeb 14th 2008 8:55PM
>>>The Navy will likely destroy the satellite to avoid the danger of falling debris and the satellite's dangerous load of rocket fuel.
PeteBBFeb 15th 2008 1:11PM
Why not send up a team on the shuttle- save all that expensive equipment- then leave a thermite charge or other explosive and detonate it remotely at a convenient time?
Would this cost more, in the long run, than firing an expensive missile and destroying the satellite completely?