The Pentagon said a laser based in White Sands, New Mexico, fired on an old Air Force satellite orbiting 260 miles above Earth, but results of the Friday test were still being analyzed. The zapping, originally scheduled for 7 October but delayed by the satellite's inopportune positioning at the time, was intended to give the military insight into the vulnerability of satellites.
Satellite Zapping
The Pentagon said a laser based in White Sands, New Mexico, fired on an old Air Force satellite orbiting 260 miles above Earth, but results of the Friday test were still being analyzed. The zapping, originally scheduled for 7 October but delayed by the satellite's inopportune positioning at the time, was intended to give the military insight into the vulnerability of satellites.
