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 [1] 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 [2].