The Sky Was Falling
{mosimage}What the hell? You mean it was coming towards us?!
" The U.S. Navy succeeded in its effort to shoot down an inoperable spy satellite before it could crash to Earth and potentially release a cloud of toxic gas, the Pentagon said. It was unknown whether the missile took out its precise target — the satellite’s full fuel tank. "
" The missile that struck the satellite was launched from the ballistic missile defense cruiser USS Lake Erie from the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii at 10:26 p.m. ET Wednesday, the general said. It struck the satellite more than 130 miles above it 24 minutes later. "
" The attempt cost up to $60 million, according to estimates. "
$60 million dollars to shoot that sucker down…I wonder if it would have been cheaper to just let it hit earth?
More reading here: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/21/satellite.shootdown/index.html