Curtis Burisch wrote: > > The general consensus among many (e.g. www.theregister.co.uk) > appears to be that the US wanted simply to test their sat- > interceptor systems, and maybe make a bit of PR capital by flexing > their muscles on the world stage. > OTOH, this shows the capacity to hit a fast-moving object (speed in the order of 10.000 meters/second) from Earth, which might be useful when there's a need to blow an asteroid with nukes.
Alberto Monteiro PS: I hope the subject does not make anybody think about Monika Lewinsky in a space shuttle. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
