Comments on: Pentagon To Shoot Down Broken Satellite http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/ Breaking News and Opinion Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:08:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Jones http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/comment-page-1/#comment-63413 Chris Jones Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:56:22 +0000 http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/#comment-63413 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: treebs http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/comment-page-1/#comment-63412 treebs Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:52:54 +0000 http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/02/14/pentagon-to-shoot-down-broken-satellite/#comment-63412 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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