My prediction - we'll "miss" and hit a Chinese or Russian spy satellite instead...
US 'to shoot down spy satellite'
The Pentagon is said to want to shoot the craft down from a shipThe US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth in the next few weeks, US news agency AP reports.
Pentagon officials are quoted as saying they want to fire a missile from a US Navy ship to destroy the satellite before it enters the atmosphere.
Last month, officials said the satellite had lost power and could contain hazardous materials.
The Pentagon is due to hold a briefing on the subject later.
The broken satellite was expected to hit the top of the Earth's atmosphere by the end of February or early March.
It is believed to be the size of a small bus and weigh about 20,000lb (9,000kg). There has been a lot of speculation that the craft contains a high quantity of hydrazine rocket fuel that would cause it to explode on re-entry.
When news of the spy satellite's problems was first announced last month, the White House said it was monitoring the situation.
A spokesman said "numerous" satellites had come out of orbit and fallen back to Earth harmlessly over the years.
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I hope dis goes better dan Iraq.
Fung beat me to dis one -- was gonna use da same headline and everyding.
Well, I would say we could accidentally on purpose miss and shoot down a coupla dose Russian phokks
K-Mad you got it all wrong. It'll be an accidentally on purpose miss that hits DNC headquarters. But then it will be called a tarrist missile and martial law will be enacted.
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