US may delay destruction of spy satellite
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The US military may have to delay its shootdown of an out-of-control spy satellite planned for Wednesday due to bad weather, a senior military official said.
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A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.
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The Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March, The Associated Press has learned.
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The order to destroy a disabled satellite before it falls from orbit carries opportunity, but also potential embarrassment, for the advocates of a missile defense program.
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March, The Associated Press has learned.
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Military officials laid out a plan to shoot down a spy satellite before it tumbles to Earth carrying toxic fuel.
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Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon said Thursday it will try to shoot down a dying, bus-size U.S. spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with the Earth. The military hopes to smash the satellite as soon as next week Â just before it enters Earth's atmosphere Â with a single missile fired from a Navy cruiser in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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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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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit Earth in late February or March, government officials said yesterday.
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An out-of-control US spy satellite is expected to crash to Earth in late February or early March, the Pentagon said Monday without specifying where it might land.
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US Navy books vast Pacific firing area five days running The American military has issued further warning notices to aircraft and shipping in the Pacific, offering further opportunities for US warships to destroy a malfunctioning secret spy satellite before it descends to Earth. Meanwhile, NASA has cleared the space shuttle Atlantis to land as scheduled in Florida this afternoon, allowing the first satellite shot to be attempted above the Pacific in the early hours of tomorrow morning (UK time).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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A dead U.S. spy satellite in a deteriorating orbit is expected to hit the Earth the first week of March, officials said yesterday.
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The looming U.S. Navy attempt to shoot down a dying satellite could demonstrate an anti-satellite capability for its missile defense system.
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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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The weapon that the Pentagon wants to use to shoot down a failing satellite is well-tested.  But its one weakness could pose a problem, as the military tries to take that satellite out.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, clearly seeking to mollify Moscow, said that the United States might delay activating its planned East European missile defense sites.