LOOK OUT!!!! AF General: Spy satellite could hit US

[Mauser 98K]

AF General: Spy satellite could hit US

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
Tue Jan 29, 6:54 PM ET

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080129/...dead_satellite

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America.

Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads of U.S. Northern Command, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the size of the satellite suggests that some number of pieces will not burn up as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and will hit the ground.

"We're aware that this satellite is out there," Renuart said. "We're aware it is a fairly substantial size. And we know there is at least some percentage that it could land on ground as opposed to in the water."

He added, "As it looks like it might re-enter into the North American area," then the U.S. military along with the Homeland Security Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will either have to deal with the impact or assist Canadian or Mexican authorities.

Military agencies, he said, are doing an analysis to determine which pieces would most likely survive re-entry. But he cautioned that officials won't have much detail on where or when it will crash until it begins to move through the atmosphere and break up.

Renuart added that there does not as yet appear to be much concern about sensitive technologies on the satellite falling into enemy hands.

"I'm not aware that we have a security issue," he said. "It's really just a big thing falling on the ground that we want to make sure we're prepared for."

The satellite includes some small engines that contain a toxic chemical called hydrazine — which is rocket fuel. But Renuart said they are not large booster engines with substantial amounts of fuel.

[ShArP]

saw this a couple days ago...

i don't know what to really say about it...

[IcIshoot]

I hope it lands in our field - could use some excitement around here

[Steve]

would get a good price on ebay

[Mauser 98K]

lol depending on the soze and speed of the impact it will make a crater anywhere from 60ft across for a basketball sized chunk to a football field sized crater for a volkswagon sized chunk, dont want it around here, maby itll land on the UN, im gona get arested for saying that, lol.

anywhere it lands be prepared to see FEMA and unmarked cars swarming to reclaim the technology.
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lol steve, every time i see your avitar i get excited.

[Steve]

hehe put it as your desktop background and tile it

[ShArP]

Originally posted by icishoot
I hope it lands in our field - could use some excitement around here

Originally posted by Steve
would get a good price on ebay

lol they go hand in hand, just let me get in on the action of some cash

[Mauser 98K]

U.S. To Try And Shoot Down Satellite Thursday
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...cle=1&catnum=0

The United States will take its first shot at an out-of-control spy satellite on Thursday, trying to knock it into the sea before it crashes to Earth, possibly causing damage, CNN news reported Monday.

A second attempt would be possible if the first misses, the channel said, citing military sources. Pentagon officials were not immediately available for confirmation.

Without intervention, the crippled satellite is due to break into the Earth's atmosphere on March 6 and crash down at an unpredictable spot, risking rupturing its tanks of toxic fuel, US authorities warned last week.

A US warship will fire a surface-to-air missile at the satellite at a specific point in its orbit that ensures any Earth-bound debris will splash into the ocean.

The shoot-down plan drew criticism on Sunday from Russia, whose defense ministry said in a statement it looked like a veiled weapons test and an "attempt to move the arms race into space."

Washington has denied seeking to cover up the satellite's technological secrets or to make a show of strength after China used a missile to shoot down an old weather satellite in January 2007.

[Hellfighter]

i can't wait to see the fireworks this going be! its history ether they hit it or its be another wasted 10million on a near-shot

satellite= billions to make it
putting it up there= 2milion was paid out
shot it down 3millions

what a lose to bad they could have save it and save all that money on repairs for it. too little to late right.

how you look at it lost money and damages some one get rich on this!! have to pay out court fee and etc, hope they don't hit Pres Reagan family home at all.

don't care if they hit Bush family home or Nancy Plucky home ether! it be a plus and a good laugh as will

[ShArP]

if it misses it should be aimed somewhere unimportant, like Antarctica, theres like 10 people down there so just aim it directly at the south pool if it misses, or the moon works just as fine lol

[atholon]

I dibs the hard drive

I am needing some more disk space

[Mauser 98K]

lol, i claim the solar cells and rocket engines.

[IcIshoot]

Originally posted by William
i can't wait to see the fireworks this going be! its history ether they hit it or its be another wasted 10million on a near-shot

satellite= billions to make it
putting it up there= 2milion was paid out
shot it down 3millions

lol maybe they should hire you to shoot it down...


Just read that the estimated cost for shooting it down is around $60 million...

[Hellfighter]

that target will cost a lot of money to hit it, one shot deal!! still i bet Russian get it down in one shot deal, right off the back maybe the U.S maybe 4 or 5 shots to hit it!! at NASA we hire a lot of rednecks last year to work there to save money! i know their Rednecks there!! who would save money to get things fix, rednecks use ducktap to repair everything together j/k

[atholon]

I know someone who works at Nasa. He's a computer genius....better be careful William

[ShArP]

guarantee a little kid that is good a war games can shot it down, just give in whatever is needed to target and shot and tell them it is a game, bet they get it down in 1 shot

[Mauser 98K]

lol, unless he like me and bf1942 secret weapons with the camera guided missile, i would go streight up and then streight down and come in at 9000mph and hit whatever was avalible.

[Hellfighter]

Originally posted by icishoot
lol maybe they should hire you to shoot it down...


Just read that the estimated cost for shooting it down is around $60 million...

yea i read that too


Officials had said the missile would not be fired until the space shuttle Atlantis landed, which it did Wednesday morning, to ensure the shuttle would not be struck by any debris from the destroyed satellite.

The attempt cost up to $60 million, according to estimates.
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now they saying they really don't know if they hit it right on or a near hit, can't say for another 24/48hrs from now.

i really think they goof or don't know at all.

sad spend 60 million to shot it and can't tell they got the target at all lmao

news updated last 30min
source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/0...own/index.html

[Xx_jet_xX]

LOL they supposedly were going to shoot it down tonight, the amount of shots to be used was 2 by the US Navy near Hawaii. 1 main shot and the second just incase.

but this is all history, the satelite is fini, done, dead, shot down, blasted out of the sky:

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...i3xomALCP6LbzQ

Ok that was fun.

[ShArP]

darn, won't land in my yard so no ebay sales lol