Switched has a new home! Huffpost Tech.

Click here to visit the new home of Switched!

Hot on HuffPost Tech:

See More Stories
AOL Tech

Spy Satellite Shot Down, Pentagon Shows Video

by Tim Stevens on February 21, 2008 at 09:07 AM

Spy satellite shot downAccording to military representatives, they succeeded in shooting down that disabled spy satellite last night in what can only be described as an impressive demonstration of hitting a very small, very far away, and very fast-moving target with an apparently very capable missile.

They even showed a video to the public, which you can see here. The screengrab to the right is from the successful missile shooting.

The satellite, of course, has been the topic of many news reports over the past few weeks, particularly its payload of 1,000lbs of toxic fuel capable of creating a poisonous cloud of gas if exposed to the atmosphere. The Navy is quite positive that the missile hit resulted in the destruction of the fuel but we really won't know for sure until the bits and pieces start tumbling into the sea -- just off of the coast of Hawaii.

Aloha space debris!

From Engadget, CBS4

Related Links:

Tags: breaking+news, Hawaii, military, Navy, poison, satellite, top

Comments

2

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

HuffPost AOL Social News Most Popular