5 Jul
2005
5 Jul
'05
8:51 p.m.
This thing was pretty hyped. I heard one NASA official say that this event would be like hitting a bullet with a bullet. From a purely ballistics standpoint, that would have been more spectacular. However, what I liked most about this event, beside getting a chance to gather in the west desert with some friends and some coyotes, was seeing how accurate our long range space technology and targeting systems have become... Call me cynical, but I'll bet that there were some pretty happy military folks as well as those who's job it is to watch the skies for Near Earth Orbiting Objects... Guy