Archive for the ‘Interstellar’ Category
Satellite Shoot-down
Possibly as early as tonight, the United States Navy will attempt to shoot down a rogue satellite with a deteriorating orbit that has been threatening to dump toxic fuel and spare parts on the world’s population. Good lord.
As part of a missile-defense network, the brainchild of Ronald Regan and adoptee of President George W. Bush (much to the chagrin of the Russians), the missile has been modified in a matter of weeks by the Navy to shoot the satellite out of the sky (it was originally intended to shoot ballistic missiles out of the sky), according to Navy officials as quoted in the Philly Inquirer. It scares me that they were able to do this in such a short period of time.
I’ve always been against the buildup of defensive missiles and measures in this country, but this type of thing fascinates me. God and liberals forgive me, but I love it when stuff blows up. If it misses, then I’ll definitely have something to write about – I’ll just have to write about it quickly. Great googly-moogly.
