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Video proof of the renegade satellite's destruction {Engadget}
Feb 21st 2008 9:30AM I think you misunderstand what's going on here. China recently tested a missile that destroyed a satellite in space. The US is answering in kind. This kind of "communication" between countries happens all the time. It's a show of force, a demonstration of capabilities, like an animal bearing its fangs. Recently a Chinese submarine popped up in the middle of a US Naval fleet performing exercises, and the US had no idea it was there. The only reason they did it was to show they could:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=492804&in_page_id=1811
Video proof of the renegade satellite's destruction {Engadget}
Feb 21st 2008 9:18AM Anyone still gullible enough to think they shot this satellite down just for public safety?
US to shoot down failed satellite at 10:30pm ET tonight {Engadget}
Feb 20th 2008 1:34PM Um, yes Mike, actually bus-sized and even bigger are routinely de-orbited. For an example, see the Mir space station, which was de-orbited in 2001. Hydrazine fuel is commonly used in satellites and space stations; given the relatively high rate of failure for putting a satellite into orbit, I don't think they would use a fuel they thought had the potential to kill a lot of people if they lost control of the satellite.
I'm actually not at all inclined to conspiracy theory. I don't think the US launched the satellite just to shoot it down. But I think they saw an opportunity to get some ROI and demonstrate their anti-missile capacity, to the Chinese in particular. I work in the military. These little "communications" between powers happen all the time, and most of them you don't even hear about.
US to shoot down failed satellite at 10:30pm ET tonight {Engadget}
Feb 20th 2008 9:27AM This is obviously a test for an anti-satellite missile. They're answering China's recent anti-satellite missile test with one of their own. Satellites of all shapes and sizes and with all manner of toxic ingredients are routinely allowed to fall into the atmosphere without the need to be blown up by a missile.
