A whole new look at space
Saturday, January 20th, 2007A little over a week ago, China launched the first ever anti-satellite missile. The test destroyed an old weather satellite. It is likely that other countries (including the United States) have similar technology, but no other country has demonstrated the ability yet. While it is no surprise that a satellite can be easily destroyed, no one has ever done so before.
To understand the effect this might have, image what would happen if someone took out the GPS or telecomm satellites for example. Or as one of the articles below mentions, what if China were to take out Taiwan’s single satellite monitoring Chinese missile launches?
References:
Aviation Week
Gadget Lab Blog
WXXA-DT/TV Albany, NY