U.S. considering shooting down ailing NRO satellite
U.S. officials are studying the possibility of shooting down the errant Lockheed Martin intelligence satellite that was launched into space for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The concern is that the spacecraft carries a full tank of hydrazine – a toxic propellant – that would have been...
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