Orbiting U.S. spy satellite could crash to Earth
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A U.S. intelligence satellite has lost power and could fall to Earth sometime in February or March, a government official said on Saturday.
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The nation's top spy announced he canceled a controversial, $9 billion dollar spy satellite program. Congressional critics called the Misty satellite ineffective and redundant.
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A rocket carrying an Israeli spy satellite intended to boost the Jewish state&#39;s surveillance over arch-enemy Iran crashed into the sea shortly after liftoff on Monday, officials and defense sources said.
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Military opt to act...now crash imminent over US The US military is putting into effect contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could actually hit North America.â¦
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When it launches in 2013 the James Webb Space Telescope will settle in an orbit roughly one million miles from the Earth. That distance is currently too far for any astronaut or any other existing NASA servicing capability to reach.
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By Richard StewartANGLETON -- Angleton, we have a problem. Plans to build what was once hailed as a futuristic takeoff and landing facility for commercial spacecraft on the coastal prairie of Brazoria County may soon come crashing to Earth.
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Despite cautionary notes from space security veterans, the Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March.
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The U.S. Navy may make its first  attempt to shoot down an errant spy satellite loaded with toxic  fuel overnight on Wednesday in an area of the Pacific Ocean  west of Hawaii, according to U.S. officials and government  documents.
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Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could create hazards for low-orbiting satellites that power global positioning systems, new research suggests.
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The US may try to shoot down a falling spy satellite as early as Thursday, before it enters Earth's atmosphere.
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China said Sunday it was concerned about U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite that is hurtling toward Earth with 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel.
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Talk about aggressive rights enforcement US defence officials are considering shooting down a rogue American spy satellite in order to prevent its top-secret technology falling into enemy hands, according to reports.â¦
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Space-watchers figure out where the Navy will try to shoot down a dying satellite -- and where the debris cloud is likely to go afterwards.
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Anything to stop it hitting eBay The US Navy will attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning American spy satellite before it falls to Earth, the Pentagon has confirmed. The plan has been approved by President George Bush, citing concern over toxic hydrazine fuel aboard the spacecraft. However, a top analyst has suggested the US is actually worried about secret technology winding up for sale on the web.â¦
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The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled U.S. spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere to prevent a potentially deadly leak of toxic gas from the vehicle's fuel tank, officials said on Thursday.
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The U.S. Navy will likely attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite on Thursday, the day after the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land, two officials told CNN today. The Navy plans to fire a missile at the satellite as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
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A Navy heat-seeking missile is getting its first real-world use in an attempt to demolish a crippled U.S. spy satellite before the orbiting craft falls back to Earth.