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Navy/USMC

Navy To Shoot Down Errant Spy Satellite With SM-3

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Friday, February 15th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Navy will use a Standard Missile (SM)-3 launched from an Aegis-capable ship in the Pacific, in hopes of hitting an out of control spy satellite re-entering the Earth's orbit, military and administration officials said yesterday. The hope is to prevent the satellite, which is carrying a fuel tank full of hydrazine, from landing in populated areas, Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters during a Pentagon briefing yesterday. For…

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