BREAKING: Missile HITS Potentially Killer Satellite! Updating Regularly
They gotta be going nuts on the USS Lake Erie, man…
So they say the satellite was traveling at 17,000 mph, that is actually faster than an ICBM…AND it was cooler…
We own the sky…therefore, we own the world. The Russians and the Chinese and, yes, especially the Iranians, are shitting their pants right now…fuck ‘em.
This feels better than…anybody remember in Desert Storm, when we found out how many of the SCUD missiles the patriot system was slapping down? This feels kind of like that, only better.
WASHINGTON - The USS Lake Erie, armed with an SM-3 missile designed to knock down incoming missiles—not orbiting satellites—launched the attack at 10:26 p.m. EST, according to the Pentagon. It hit the satellite as the spacecraft traveled at more than 17,000 mph.
A defense official says a missile launched from a Navy ship in the Pacific hit the U.S. spy satellite it was targeting 130 miles above Earth’s surface. Full details are not yet available.
It happened just after 10:30 p.m. EST.
Two officials said the missile was launched successfully. One official, who is close to the process, said it hit the target. He said details on the results were not immediately known.
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.
U.S. officials have said the fuel would pose a potential health hazard to humans if it landed in a populated area. Although the odds of that were small even if the Pentagon had chosen not to try to shoot down the satellite, it was determined that it was worth trying to eliminate even that small chance.
Officials said it might take a day or longer to know for sure if the toxic fuel was blown up.
(AP)
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DAMN BABY! WE ARE THE BEST!
February 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pmHell, yeah!!!!
You go, USS Lake Erie!!!
Anybody else watch the lunar eclipse? There was “blood on the Moon” …
February 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pmGod bless America-its great to be a part of the winning team!
February 20th, 2008 at 8:13 pmThat will give the chinese, russians. and iranians a moment for reflection.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:14 pmHell Yeah
Iran now what?! Looks like checkmate. missile Defense operational in Israel now too. HAHA Iran is going down.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:18 pmDon’t want to put damper on the celebration, but didn’t the Chinese do something similar a few months ago?
February 20th, 2008 at 8:19 pmI had the pleasure of touring a Ticonderoga class cruiser in July 1997. It was the USS Monterey, damn fine warship, I saw the USS George Washington the day before. Every time I visit Norfolk (or any other city in the Hampton Roads area), I feel energized by the displays of our nation’s military might!
Take note China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. We shall have the technological edge for generations to come! Outstanding job, squids!
^ Mart:
We’ve possessed ASAT technology since at least the 1980s. The real shock with the Chinese test, was that they didn’t notify the international community beforehand. Right now, their overall military technology is probably 20-25 years behind ours. Which is why they’re always trying to steal it from us.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Mark
February 20th, 2008 at 8:21 pmYeah but we did too in the 80’s. This is different because it was our anti-missile missile. China is at least 3 decade behind right now.
Tehran = Dresden 2
Damascus = Dresden 3
Gaza = Dresden 4
Dresden never gets old.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:22 pmBITHCES!
Damn, that’s got to piss off Hillary, Hussein, Harry and Nancy.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:25 pmSo damn awesome!
Next use for this missile will be Ahmedinejads lead enema.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:28 pmOne shot…one kill
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February 20th, 2008 at 8:35 pmIn regards to China:
A land based missile only has a limited window to attack the target.
The SM-3 missile will be deployed fully on every US Ageis Cruiser and Destroyer by end of 2009.
That is the difference folks.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:40 pmNice, looks like missile defense is working, shove that where the sun dont shine democrats.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:41 pmI wonder if Michelle Obama is proud of this. ???
Ah, who cares what she thinks.
I just know it’s awesome. Well done.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:42 pmdeathstar
Nice, looks like missile defense is working, shove that where the sun dont shine democrats.
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God damned Democrats will cut the funding to save polar bears.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:42 pmBegun, These Star Wars have! China has been swallowing Intellectual property and engineering data for quite a while. I doubt they are three decades behind like we suspect. The Clinton’s have transfered allot of space and navigation technology to China and they successfully stealing allot more. They have already cloned our F-16 called the J-10. The Russians have copied the F22 called the Mig-50. China has already beat us to being the first to shoot down a satellite from orbit. Though this good and long overdue news this is not a decades long lead by far.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:49 pmAn adult-diaper moment for the creeps of the world. How’dya like them apples, Pooty-Poot? Kimmy Jong? Ahmadumbass? Little Hugo?
Wankers. PWN!1!!1!
February 20th, 2008 at 8:51 pmBegun, These Star Wars have!
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May the fucking Force be with you!
(Nice touch, btw!)
February 20th, 2008 at 9:29 pmThe Chinese did it a few months ago, but they didn’t tell anyone until afterward. Also, theirs was in a higher orbit, so they left lots of space junk. Our junk theoretically was supposed to all fall and burn through our atmosphere. Good shot!
February 20th, 2008 at 9:34 pmThey had better have video of this for us junkies.
February 20th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Hey Iran, hey Acchhhmmeedd…
February 20th, 2008 at 9:53 pmHey, anybody else feel Ronnie smiling down from Heaven tonight?
February 20th, 2008 at 9:59 pmI have a sense of the feeling one gets when such accomplishments are made. I was stationed at Edwards AFB, California when the very first space shuttle was tested…what an exciting feeling it was! The USS Lake Erie sailors must feel that same exhilaration.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:53 pmI promise someone has already painted a Kill silhouette on the side of the ship.
But remember the liberals cant be wrong.
“The missle defense system is a failure.. It doesnt work…”
February 21st, 2008 at 12:14 amPreemption preemption preemption! Who says it didn’t work in this case? Where’s Ron Paul and the anti-war crowd when you need them?
February 21st, 2008 at 12:19 am
Good shot guys
February 21st, 2008 at 3:09 amUS technology kicking ass again and again
February 21st, 2008 at 5:28 amAnd they said Reagan nuts…
February 21st, 2008 at 6:24 amThe ChiComs shot was an easy high orbit, slower moving shot. This sucker was coming in fast, 4-5 km per sec, had no heat signature like a warhead upon re-entry. Think of it as the ChiComs thew a rock @ a moving car. We threw one at a Roger Clemens fastball.
February 21st, 2008 at 7:24 amAmerican know-how, it’s a beautiful thing!
February 21st, 2008 at 7:54 amsteve, pre- or post- steroid Clemens?
February 21st, 2008 at 9:04 am