Spy Satellite to Hit Earth by late February to March |
Spy Satellite to Hit Earth by late February to March |
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Jan 27 2008, 04:47 AM
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Just read at MSNBC that a large U.S. spy satellite will hit Earth by the end of February or early March.
Better keep our hard hats ready??? Here is the article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22857051/ |
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Feb 26 2008, 11:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 169 Joined: 17-March 06 Member No.: 709 |
Now that we see that we are able to successfully de-construct a satellite with a Star
Wars projectile, I would like to suggest that this method could be a cost-effective procedure to de-orbit other satellites when their missions have ended. The principal satellite that I have in mind is the Hubble Space Telescope. You may recall that NASA has planned to launch a mission, manned or unmanned, to dock with the HST (after a docking ring is attached during STS-125) and effect a de-orbit maneuver. This is likely to drain anywhere from $100 million to $500 million from NASA's Space Science budget. Why not spend $25 million on a Star Wars projectile to do the job? Another Phil |
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Feb 26 2008, 11:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Why not spend $25 million on a Star Wars projectile to do the job? Because at Hubble's height of 600 km you would be basically doing what the Chinese did - creating a load of dangerous space junk. -------------------- |
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