For Navy and NASA, What Goes Up Must Come Down
Now that the space shuttle Atlantis has landed safely and is out of the way, the Navy will take aim this week at a crippled satellite that is hurtling toward Earth.
If a missile launched by the Navy succeeds in taking out the bus-sized satellite as streaks across the sky 150 miles up, it will be one of the longest shots ever.
ABCNEWS has learned the first window to launch a missile at the satellite begins at 9:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. The FAA sent an advisory warning to ships and planes to stay... Full Story
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