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China Shoots Down Another Satellite
An anonymous reader writes "It was reported this weekend that China shot down another of its satellites in January this year. 'The website of Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV said the anti-satellite missile test, if confirmed, is likely related to the missile interception test, which occurred at the peak of a dispute between Beijing and Washington on a massive US arms sales deal to Taiwan. During the interception test, US agencies spotted two missiles launched from two locations from the Chinese mainland, colliding outside the atmosphere, a Pentagon spokesperson said.' I guess ballistic trajectories that intersect with orbital ones don't count as 'weapons in space.'"
in orbit. Great.
Nice way to make even more space junk. Nice going, China. Are you trying to destroy access to LEO over time?
Rhymes that keep their secrets will unfold behind the clouds.There upon the rainbow is the answer to a neverending story
They always want to be the best in everything. Now it seems that the Chinese are trying to become the country with the most objects in earth orbit.
What absolute bunk. No doubt you are also a staunch believer in the hoax of global warming. There is absolutely NO credible evidence that the near earth space is "polluted". This is all just bullshit big government propaganda, no doubt intended to form the basis for future MASSIVE rises in taxation to pay for a "cleanup" (likely involving the disappearance of plane fulls of cash into union and left wing paramilitary group pockets).
The story, on a Chinese website (.cn domain) is reporting that the US is reporting that China shot down the satellite. I'm not sure how reliable any of this really is.
You just "shot down" my joke.
0 = 1 + e^(Alt something)
Building nuke-powered Boomers/attack sub at a rate of 1-2 EACH.
Oh no! At that rate, they'll have more than fifty by next!