Satellite Shoot Down: How It Will Work
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The U.S. Navy could shoot down an errant spy satellite as early as Wednesday night. Now a new computer model shows what might happen.
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The United States is set to test key   parts of its emerging antimissile shield over the Pacific on   Thursday, officially to collect data, but with the possibility   that a target dummy warhead will be shot down.
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A large U.S. spy satellite loses power and can no longer be controlled. Governmental officials say the satellite, which could contain hazardous materials, could hit the Earth in late February or early March.
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In the next week or so, the U.S. military is going to try to take out a malfunctioning spy satellite before it crashes to Earth -- and maybe releases a toxic gas in the process.
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Firing a missile to destroy a stricken space vehicle averts potential risk to people  -  and eliminates any danger of its falling into the wrong hands
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The defense sector is busy with work on solid-state lasers that could shoot artillery shells out of the sky.
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Building a satellite in just three years is without doubt an ambitious undertaking. Nevertheless, the decision to rebuild CryoSat and recover the mission includes just that goal.
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Officials will 'mitigate consequences' of debris landing on other countries from satellite it plans to shoot down
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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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Anti-aircraft system capable of shooting down US fighter jets in event of strike on Iran's nuclear facilities
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A laser designed for military use is close to hitting a power threshold thought necessary to turn it into a battlefield weapon.
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Novel ideas that exploit the pin-point accuracy of Europe's soon-to-launch Galileo system are being sought.
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An attempt to blast a crippled U.S. spy satellite out of the sky using a Navy heat-seeking missile Â possibly on Wednesday night Â would be the first real-world use of this piece of the Pentagon's missile defense network. But that is not the mission for which it was intended.
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The first global positioning system satellite is launched; 23 more will follow, and then we will always know where we are. Compiled by Tony Long.
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The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America.
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President Bush, acting on the advice of his national security advisers, has decided to attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite that is expected to crash to Earth early next month, a spokesman for the National Security Council said today.
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New satellites may be able to continuously monitor the environment and take pictures of Earth.