http://defensetech.org/2006/06/07/pentagons-space-spies/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2006/06/07/pentagons-space-spies/#comment-17373 Maplestyle Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:22:33 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=1927#comment-17373 I thought the US had ASAT cabability in the form of a missile launched from an F-15. Because of the thrust to weight ratio of an F-15 it was able to act as a first stage. The missile would fragment as it approached the target SAT bathing it in a spray of BB's. I thought the US had ASAT cabability in the form of a missile launched from an F-15. Because of the thrust to weight ratio of an F-15 it was able to act as a first stage. The missile would fragment as it approached the target SAT bathing it in a spray of BB’s.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/06/07/pentagons-space-spies/#comment-131308 DS Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:54:56 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=1927#comment-131308 heh...yeah, good luck getting more info on ASAT's. that's 'no man's' zone. i do remember seeing a cool video a while back of an ASAT system being tested out in New Mexico. it basically hovered in the air using small microjets. really cool stuff. basically just a test of space maneuverability. i went back to find the video a few years later and it had been taken down, and doing a Google search for the video came up with zilch. :( heh…yeah, good luck getting more info on ASAT’s. that’s ‘no man’s’ zone. i do remember seeing a cool video a while back of an ASAT system being tested out in New Mexico. it basically hovered in the air using small microjets. really cool stuff. basically just a test of space maneuverability. i went back to find the video a few years later and it had been taken down, and doing a Google search for the video came up with zilch. :(

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