China Shoots Down Another Satellite 221
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.'"
More broken china (Score:4, Funny)
What the hell? (Score:5, Funny)
Nice way to make even more space junk. Nice going, China. Are you trying to destroy access to LEO over time?
Another world record attempt (Score:3, Funny)
NEO "pollution"? (Score:2, Funny)
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).
Re:What the hell? (Score:4, Funny)
Not a problem.
We now have a laser that can zap the junk out of space.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10682693 [bbc.co.uk]
But I still say what we really need is this guy:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3025049600/tt0077066 [imdb.com]
Circular story (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:Will the debris be a problem? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not surprising (Score:5, Funny)
Oh no! At that rate, they'll have more than fifty by next!