By Geoff Fein The crew of the USS Lake Erie (CG-70) will have the responsibility of firing the missile the Pentagon hopes will demolish a wayward spy satellite and its fuel tank of hydrazine, a Navy official said yesterday. The real-life attempt to knock out the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite will likely occur this week. The Pentagon has been looking at a timeframe of Feb. 17-25, Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told…
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