Chrome Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 any one have any info. on this. they said on the news that the shot it down, around 10:30pm. just curious if there are any articales or pics out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 yes there are. pretty neat, you should see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Post a link or somethin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 any one have any info. on this. they said on the news that the shot it down, around 10:30pm. just curious if there are any articales or pics out thereThe news said that the missile DID hit and destroy the fuel tank about 130 miles over the ocean.... I hope that shit burns up in the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/02/21/pentagon.sat.shoot7a.cnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 They said the largest piece left they've found so far is about the size of a football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/21/satellite.shootdown/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks satan. what kind of information do you think that thing had on it? think that this was a plan just to get rid on the info that they had collected over the past year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks satan. what kind of information do you think that thing had on it? think that this was a plan just to get rid on the info that they had collected over the past year?No. It malfunctioned almost immediately after being deployed. This was to protect the equipment on board I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 at least thats what they want you to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 No. It malfunctioned almost immediately after being deployed. This was to protect the equipment on board I'm sure.They are saying that they did it because the 5000 lbs of fuel would act as a bomb and fly hrough the atmosphere and kill people. But, old space junk hits earth all the time, and some organizaion said the satelite would have hit the ocean anyways, even if it did hit the earth, the risk of a car-sized satelite hitting a civilized place would be miniscule. One bm3 (or whatever the missle is called) costs 10 million dollars! Now every space-venuring nation has to dodge all the crap when they launch. Funny because the US threw a fit some time ago when china blew up one of their satelites. Those are the facts, but IMO the gov is just showing off their guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I don't think that's how satellite is spelled so maybe that is how I missed this thread. Anybody have pictures of the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghU3qA8EjZSUKxvPjfG1TCiVs2Tg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghU3qA8EjZSUKxvPjfG1TCiVs2Tgcouple on there, can post them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Traveled at more than 17,000 mph ! Almost as fast as my '06 Chevy Malibu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 The gov doesnt care about a fuel tank! It had secret Things on board that they did not want people to get ahold of! I wish we knew the truth,but we will never know! Also we have never been to the moon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 The gov doesnt care about a fuel tank! It had secret Things on board that they did not want people to get ahold of! I wish we knew the truth,but we will never know! Also we have never been to the moon!I don think they were "hiding" anything, as if somone will swim to the bottom of the ocean only to find a blown up sattelite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I don think they were "hiding" anything, as if somone will swim to the bottom of the ocean only to find a blown up satteliteUmmm, hello!!?? I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I was just trying to say that they did not spend 10 mill just to make sure it didnt land on someone. It was to hide what the thing was built for! If the space shuttle would burn up on re entry so would a sat with no heat sheild or protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 It hit the satellite as the spacecraft traveled at more than 17,000 mph! That is some insane speed!Here's a GOOD article:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I'm sure that they blew it up to protect some secrets on board, Thats pretty much a gimmie since it's a spy satellite. We bitched at China because unlike our spy satellite, which is in low orbit, the one they destroyed was in high orbit, and the debris may never come down since it's so far off. The debris from our satellite, at this point, has already fallen into the atmosphere and burnt up, so it's not really a big deal.I'll somewhat buy the fuel excuse, it's not like their using high test on this thing, it's a severely toxic substance that you wouldn't want to get on your shirt, or even within a few blocks of; From Wikipedia;Hydrazine is highly toxic and dangerously unstable, especially in the anhydrous form. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Symptoms of acute (short-term) exposure to high levels of hydrazine may include irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, dizziness, headache, nausea, pulmonary edema, seizures, coma in humans. Acute exposure can also damage the liver, kidneys, and central nervous system. The liquid is corrosive and may produce dermatitis from skin contact in humans and animals. Effects to the lungs, liver, spleen, and thyroid have been reported in animals chronically exposed to hydrazine via inhalation. Increased incidences of lung, nasal cavity, and liver tumors have been observed in rodents exposed to hydrazine.[17] Doesn't sound like fun If thats their excuse I'll buy it, to me it's not worth the risk of that shit hitting land, or water for that matter, intact. I don't buy global warming, but this shit I'd definately say we should keep out of any environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Russia is saying that we were testing our "anti-satellite" systems, as well as china. I russia blows up one of there satellites...we will start having space battles in the near future like star wars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Russia is saying that we were testing our "anti-satellite" systems, as well as china. I russia blows up one of there satellites...we will start having space battles in the near future like star wars!We probably were... Im ok with that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Im a pacifist unless its space...if its a battle in space, count me in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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