wow.... a giant excel worksheet laid over the pacific ocean.... you dont see that everyday.

So if you're anywhere near 3145N 17012W, duck...and look out for the Others.

I hope they release video of it...

Dancin_In_Anson: I hope they release video of it...

That's all I care about. I want to see some explosions.

Boosters and other gubbins from the interceptors will presumably fall within the ocean NOTAM area.

that made me laugh

the gubbins are falling! everybody panic!

Bob Falfa: So if you're anywhere near 3145N 17012W, duck...and look out for the Others.

Whats the over/under odds on a hit???

The Gunner's Mates on board just love a live shoot, its the only time they get to do anything for real at sea other then field day the mags all the time.

Okay, so I've come up with a Q&D version of what's gonna happen (sorry that it got rescaled):



The Columbia debris line is added in for comparison. Basically, if they actually do this right, nothing much is gonna happen to anyone. Hell, it's approximately 2700 miles down-range from Seattle, so it'd have to stay up a helluva long time to make that happen....

I want HD video from the missile, ground-based cameras, and telescopes. Is that too much to ask?

crypticsatellite: I want HD video from the missile, ground-based cameras, and telescopes. Is that too much to ask?

Blu ray is more likely.

Gavino: crypticsatellite: I want HD video from the missile, ground-based cameras, and telescopes. Is that too much to ask?

Blu ray is more likely.

I meant high-def in general. I would actually prefer Blu-ray.

crypticsatellite I want HD video from the missile, ground-based cameras, and telescopes. Is that too much to ask?

The whole mission is sponsored by Pepsi and Monster.com, so there will be a decent HD feed and commentary by Marv Albert.

NOTAM

not a morning person..

Look out for the Hydraxine. EVERYBODY PANIC!!!!

Experts Scoff at Sat Shoot-Down Rationale
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/02/fishy-rationale.html (new window)
It's all a bunch of rubbish.

RabidCanary: It's all a bunch of rubbish.

It's all a bunch of awesome.

Just what I need. One more farking thing to panic about.

The stricken spy satellite marked for destruction by US warships will pass over the taped-off area just at this time, indicating that the first shot will take place then.


Are they gonna use police tape?

Holy shiat, out there it may hit my secret underground volcano lair.

This morning on CNN the anchor asked if we were going to see any spy information from this thing blowing up.

This is a NOTAM (notice to airman) for the high-powered radar system which is in the process of being towed to track both the satellite and the debris field which is going to be left over from vehicle destruction.

A0601/08 - QXXXX SBX-1, A SURFACE VESSEL TESTING A HIGH POWERED X BAND
RADAR SYSTEM WILL BE OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF 2700N/16300W. THE
VESSEL ALSO HAS A SEARCH RADAR ON BOARD FOR DETECTING AIRCRAFT WITHIN
APPROXIMATELY 81NM OF THE VESSEL. IF AIRCRAFT ARE DETECTED WITHIN 8.5
NM OF THE VESSEL TESTING OF THE HIGH POWERED RADAR SYSTEM WILL BE
SUSPENDED. WIE UNTIL 05 MAR 23:59 2008. CREATED: 11 FEB 13:55 2008

Big ass radar in question: Link (new window)

They're gonna need alot of tape.

Sorry but the gunners mates have nothing to do with this shoot. The Missile System Supervisor will release the SM3.

"US Aegis air-defence warships, the cruiser Lake Erie"

Ok - I grew up in Erie, PA.

If there really is a US Navy ship, let alone an Aegis rig named "Lake Erie"...

Trust me.

When they press the launch button the only thing that will happen is some rust will flake off the launch console and drift lazily down to the dust coated deck.

No.

Seriously.

better not miss or China will be LOLing

Oldiron_79
"Holy shiat, out there it may hit my secret underground volcano lair."

Well, I was assuming that it was Dr Evil they were really trying to shoot down in the first place.

At least it'd be an interesting way to die.

This is news, not fark com

/irony?

I learned a new word today: gubbins.

TooMuchToDo: thanks for the interesting link. That really is a big ass radar ship.

I hope Taco Bell puts out its big floating target from the Mir re-entry so we can get free tacos.

zahal: This morning on CNN the anchor asked if we were going to see any spy information from this thing blowing up.

If the missile misses it's target, the US will be showered with millions of secret decoder rings.

drjekel_mrhyde: better not miss or China will be LOLing

Seriously.. After all this controversy, it will be one giant bag of FAIL if this plan...err, fails.

/got nothin'

I second the motion ...what are the bookies odds that the US misses??? Bull butt bass fiddle

Anyone wanna go geocaching?

Seen in the vicinity:

This looks like a "honey pot" thread. I am waiting for the informed farkers to post.

drjekel_mrhyde: better not miss or China will be LOLing

/spilling over with win

Unfortunatlly the informed farkers can't say anything about this.

So are we reasonably sure that this isn't all some big cover-up for something? Because I have lots of shiny tinfoil.

Make sure to check my auctions on Ebay. I will be selling artifacts.

www.bettingpro.com/category/Entertainment/Bet-on-whether-the-American-Missile-Wi ll-Miss!/

Cheney said he could shoot it.
In other news : Cheney's legal staff went in to hiding.

Hector Remarkable: So are we reasonably sure that this isn't all some big cover-up for something? Because I have lots of shiny tinfoil.

The missile is actually going to "go out of control" and crash into Pakistan, killing Osama Bin Laden.

MomCore: Just what I need. One more farking thing to panic about.

There wasn't an EVERYBODY PANIC at the end of the headline...so you should be ok.

drjekel_mrhyde: better not miss or China will be LOLing RORing

FTFY

I am looking forward to this. We will see if the Aegis is all it's cracked up to be. I'm still in the dark, however, as to where the debris is expected to fall. The shot is still at a fairly high altitude and there is a good deal of inertia involved...

TooMuchToDo: This is a NOTAM (notice to airman) for the high-powered radar system which is in the process of being towed to track both the satellite and the debris field which is going to be left over from vehicle destruction.

Big ass radar in question: Link (new window)

The Sea Based X-band (SBX) RADAR does not need towing. It moves under it's own power.

\Just saying.