Have we seen this movie before? I vote we send a team of rag-tag oil drillers up to the satellite and have them blow it up before it gets too close to earth and comes plummeting through our atmosphere in one large, uncontrollable, chunk.
Seriously, my favorite part of the article was:
He would not comment on whether it is possible for the satellite to be perhaps shot down by a missile. He said it would be inappropriate to discuss any specifics at this time.
Did some reporter propose this at the press conference?
My second-favorite part was:
In 2002, officials believe debris from a 7,000-pound science satellite smacked into the Earth's atmosphere and rained down over the Persian Gulf, a few thousand miles from where they first predicted it would plummet.
Faithfully proving the skeptical saying, "Close enough for government work."
**Added 1.31.2008:
Things just got crazier. Now we're talking Donnie Darko.
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