Comments on: Breaking news: US to destroy failed spy satellite?

By: Gman

Gman — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:41:29 +0000

hah this thingy worked i cant believe it!!!

By: Shamus Shames

Shamus Shames — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:55:13 +0000

maybe this is a pre-cover-up for debrit sightings this evening or in the near-future…

By: Shamus Shames

Shamus Shames — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:53:18 +0000

I don’t really know much about this kind of stuff, but it was ALSO a full lunar eclipse this evening on the west coast…I smell a CONSPIRACY;-)

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:14:05 +0000

Of course, we won’t miss it. We can’t afford to. Can you imagine the Chinese offering to shoot it down for us? Bush would have to invite the Chinese President to the White House for dinner.

“If we miss, nothing changes. If we shoot and barely touch it, the satellite is just barely in orbit” and would still burn up somewhat in the atmosphere, Griffin said.

By: alfred

alfred — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:00:28 +0000

Isn’t it suprising that an out-of-control US satellite occurs very rarely and has never before been shot (to my knowledge). But now, just after China has demonstrated it’s ability to shoot satellites, there is a dire need to shoot a US satellite? I think it is clear that this is about demonstrating US abilities, not about saving people or anything else.

By: Jay Solis

Jay Solis — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:30:03 +0000

Wasn’t this the plot to Space Cowboys only it was a Russian satellite and it had a nuke on-board…

By: SeanH

SeanH — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:00:52 +0000

Seems like they ought to build in a capability to do a fuel dump if a satellite using hydrazine conks out. Perhaps some kind of a controlled dismemberment too.
Problem there is they’ve lost control of the satellite. If they could command it they’d just do a controlled deorbit, drop it in the drink and there wouldn’t be any worries.