McClatchy: Fuel tank was shattered by missile, officials believe

[babylonsister]

Fuel tank was shattered by missile, officials believe
By Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers

* Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008



WASHINGTON _ The U.S. military has a “high degree of confidence” that a missile fired at a crippled spy satellite struck the satellite's fuel tank that was carrying 1,000 pounds of toxic hydrazine rocket fuel, Pentagon officials said Thursday.

A video released by the military shows a fireball and vapor cloud erupt as the missile strikes the satellite. The military believes the vapor cloud is eveidence that the missile destroyed the tank, releasing the hydrazine, an ammonia-like chemical that can be harmful if inhaled or swallowed. U.S. officials ordered the missile strike on the satellite out of concern the tank would survive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere and land in a populated area.

“We are not proceeding as if we are going to take another shot,” said Marine Gen. James Cartwright, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

It will still be several days before the military can confirm it struck the tank, Cartwright said, as it studies data and several videos _ including one on the missile.

Debris has already begun falling over both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but nothing has reached the Earth’s surface, the military said. The remaining debris will re-enter the atmosphere in the next 40 days.

So far, the military has not seen any debris larger than a football, Cartwright said.

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[bluerum]

1. No fire in space - unless the gas released in the impact supports combustion.

How did they get a video camera that close?

Like I believe anything that has a military source,,, call me a cynic. They are professional liars. And they are good at it.

[jimshoes]

2. That will be the official story

unless the fuel tank explodes on impact with the Earth and is filmed by a bunch of people with I-phones and digital cameras.

[MaryCeleste]

3. Hydrazine does not require and oxidizer

http://astroprofspage.com/ go about half way down. Good explanation in layman's terms

The military has very good cameras and telescopes, some airborne, some on top of mountains. You may remember that they were able to take pictures of missing space shuttle tiles the first time it happened with ground based instruments and that was some time ago.

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. Oh freakin' *great*! Now the aliens are going to attack us for releasing

a toxic gas in their atmosphere! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!







:evilgrin:

Hey, we're fighting them up there, so we don't have to fight them down here!

[Swamp Rat]

5. What utter fucking bull shit penta-gone propaganda.

All they wanted to do was test Star Warz... and the dumb asses FAILED! ... MORANS!1 :eyes: