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Inside Video of Operation "Blow Up a Satellite": Heart Pounding Action...With Missiles!
Remember how the Navy fired a missile at that spy satellite a few months ago and made it go boom in one shot? Not surprisingly, they were quite proud of their accomplishment—which is why they have compiled footage of their exploits in a series of tense behind-the-scenes moments. The video after the break even shows the missile leaving the ship on its way to a victorious rendezvous with the pesky satellite. It is a definite must-see for any fan of explosions and the work that goes into making those explosions happen. More » -
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Operation 'Blow Up a Satellite' Update: We Have a Direct Hit
A quick update on the satellite story that we reported about earlier this evening: it looks like the weather cleared enough for them to fire, and they hit the satellite as intended. It only took one shot, and it hit a target moving at about 17,000 miles per hour. Impressive. They still need a day to confirm that the pesky fuel tank was destroyed. As soon as video and photos surface we'll be sure to post them here, so keep checking back. [NY Times] -
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The Military's Satellite-Exploding Fireworks Show is Imminent, Expensive
Remember how I told you that the Pentagon had plans to blow up an errant spy satellite with a missile? Well, it's happening, and it might just be happening tonight if the weather clears up. Blowin' stuff up, hot diggity damn! The downside? This operation in glorified fireworks is gonna cost taxpayers somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 million. That makes it less fun sounding, doesn't it? More » -
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Pentagon to Shoot Dead Spy Satellite Down with a Missile
That busted spy satellite that was going to fall to Earth and hopefully not kill anyone? Well, the Pentagon has decided to not just assume it'd land in an ocean somewhere, and they will take matters into their own hands. That's right: they're going to blow the thing right out of the sky. More »
