Navy's Missile is Right On Target

The Navy not only succeeded in knocking a falling spy satellite out of the sky 130 miles up, but officials believe the missile interceptor struck the satellite's fuel tank, destroying the toxic goo before it could fall to Earth. "We have a hit!" was the radio message transmitted to the Pentagon three minutes after the missile was launched. Several cameras trained on the satellite known as USA 193 saw it immediately reduced to a cloud of shards. Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of... Full Story