Navy shoots down Spy Satellite

Read this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/21cnd-satellite.html?ex=1361336400&en=3f9d1ebd7c392bdb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Apparently China doesn't like us shooting things out of orbit. I wonder why?
Kruposays...

I love the completely pointless pointing (no pun intended)

Sounds like the Chinese doing more of a "bitching to save face" thing:

“China is continuously following closely the possible harm caused by the U.S. action to outer space security and relevant countries,” Mr. Liu said, according to the Associated Press. “China requests the U.S. to fulfill its international obligations in real earnest and provide to the international community necessary information and relevant data in a timely and prompt way so that relevant countries can take precautions.”

American officials were critical of China last year for using an anti-satellite weapon to destroy a satellite in a much higher orbit in January 2007 and then refusing to confirm the test for nearly two weeks. The Chinese test produced 1,600 pieces of debris that are expected to orbit the Earth for years, preventing other spacecraft from using the same or similar orbits.


Irritating clips in the audio.

*spacy and *worldaffairs too!

siftbotsays...

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