The Procrastinator’s Pitstop

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Modern Day Craziness

Filed under: Random Tidbits — Tristan Panasik @ 23:34

Just an hour ago, a US Navy ship launched a missile in an attempt to take out a dying  US spy satellite. 

According to the New York Times, “The goal in this first-of-its-kind mission for the Navy was not just to hit the satellite but to obliterate a tank aboard the spacecraft carrying 1,000 pounds of a toxic fuel called hydrazine.”

The satellite was about 130 miles over the Pacific and, while contact was made, it is currently unclear if the toxic fuel was successfully “blown up”. 

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