The satellite the Chinese shot out of the sky was their own Fengyun-1C. This steadfast satellite had dutifully followed its orbit at 537 miles above the Earth for 10 years -- circling the globe several times a day from north to south and north again as the world turned beneath its gaze. by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2008 China's counterspace program - punctuated by the January 2007 successful test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon - poses dangers to human space flight and puts at risk the assets of all space faring nations. --U .S. Department of Defense. The United States unquestionably holds the strategic high ground of space today. What is very much in question, however, is who will hold that strategic high ground in the many tomorrows that will follow. Today, both the U.S. economy and military depend...
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