Re:India successfully shoots down satellite in space
by dugluak on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @02:50PM
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How many tests did US conduct since 1950s?
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Re:India successfully shoots down satellite in space
by garmaine on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @08:10PM
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Anti-satellite weapon tests? Only twice. Once in 1985, which was internationally condemned and widely considered a mistake, and once operationally in 2008 to destroy a failed satellite about to re-enter with a full tank of toxic fuel (the debris from this immediately entered the atmosphere).