Blowing Up The Spy Satellite USA 193

In this video I give some of the facts and some opinions on the US blowing up the spy satellite USA 193. (Originally posted on YouTube prior to the event). Interestingly, the CNN story says the missile had no warhead. A simple impact is enough to do the deed; at relative velocities of several miles per second a small pebble can do serious damage. I’ll note that in their video, CNN shows Hubble when talking about the satellite. Geez. I don’t know what more there will be to this story until the pieces come down, which may take a few more weeks. Originally published on BadAstronomy.comblog.