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Russian Missile Test Seen and Photographed By ISS Astronauts
The Bad Astronomer writes "It sounds like a scene from Gravity: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station Thursday saw a weird, glowing cloud of light in the distance, most likely caused by a fuel dump or leaking fuel from a Russian missile launch. The extended life of a Topol missile was being tested in a ballistic launch to a test target in Kazakhstan, and the astronauts were able to take pictures of both the launch vapor trail and the glowing cloud. This event is similar to the eerie spiral lights seen over Norway in 2009 caused by a Russian missile launch as well."
except righteous talk about "blabla nuclear weapons yikes we sure suck as a species" ...
Exactly. When the author interjects about being conflicted, he shows his moronity. How would he like his precious satellites to get up in to space? How would like the ISS to be where it's at? What about the Hubble and the rest of the space telescope cadre?
The fact that he looks like a more angular version of Moby, bald head and all, doesn't help.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Follow up. I don't care that it's Phil Plait. If anything he should be less likely to show his bias considering how much into the science realm and debunking nonsense he is involved with.
It's a missile, get over it.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower