Comments on: Pentagon To Shoot Down Broken Satellite http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/ Conservative news and opinion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris Joneshttp://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Chris Jones Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:56:22 +0000 http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/#comment-2228 I'm sure other motivations exist beyond what we're being told, but I'm all for it.It should be a hell of a show. I’m sure other motivations exist beyond what we’re being told, but I’m all for it.

It should be a hell of a show.

]]> By: treebshttp://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 treebs Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:52:54 +0000 http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/#comment-2227 Seems like quite a co-incidence in timing after the Chinese effort !! My first rection is to be rather cynical about this latest reaction. The fuel tanks must be quite vulnerable on re-entry -otherwise a (designed in) destruct mechanism could have obviated the need for such an intervention now. Good enough to get it up? ...then also capable of writing it off safely and efficiently!! Seems like quite a co-incidence in timing after the Chinese effort !!
My first rection is to be rather cynical about this latest reaction.
The fuel tanks must be quite vulnerable on re-entry -otherwise a (designed in) destruct mechanism could have obviated the need for such an intervention now.
Good enough to get it up? …then also capable of writing it off safely and efficiently!!

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