BOOM!
The military has released video of the spy satellite's fuel tank exploding upon impact from the missile. w00t!
You can watch it on YouTube, via Fox News, here, or download the military's video in WMV form here. (Hat tip: SpaceWeather.)
Also, here's another picture of falling debris from the satellite shoot-down.
A couple of stories about people witnesing re-entering satellite debris, from MSNBC and Space.com.
And, you know that incredible photo of satellite debris & the eclipsed moon that I posted early this morning? Well, it made the local news out in Oregon.
Speaking of the eclipse, here's an awesome shot of the International Space Station in front of the partially eclipsed Moon!
Check out this stunning eclipse photo, too. It was taken in Hamedan, Iran.
This long-exposure shot is neat, too. More here.
So that's what blowing up taxpayer dollars looks like.
Posted by: JT | Feb 21, 2008 4:25:27 PM
Heh-heh. Cool. Heh-heh. :)
Good shooting, ye swabbies. Arrrr. :>
Posted by: Joe Loy | Feb 21, 2008 4:32:02 PM
boom
Posted by: | Feb 21, 2008 4:38:24 PM
Tax money well spent in my book.
Posted by: Joe Mama | Feb 21, 2008 6:25:00 PM
I think it is cool, but I thought things didn't blow up in space. Hmmmm.
Posted by: Mad Max, Esquire | Feb 21, 2008 6:37:22 PM
Mad Max - you are thinking of the question "If a tree falls in a vacuum, does it make a sound ?" ...
Posted by: Alasdair | Feb 21, 2008 7:25:57 PM
Something like that.
Posted by: Mad Max, Esquire | Feb 21, 2008 8:05:31 PM
This Star Wars nonsense will never work.
Posted by: Ted Kennedy | Feb 21, 2008 10:38:45 PM