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Have you ever wondered, "How do you load a twenty three foot missile into a ship's vertical launcher"?
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Loading the SM3 | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 01:36 | July 17, 2008 | 27622 |
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Ambassador James Jeffries explains the details of the upcoming attempt to intercept the errant spy satellite on February 14th 2008.
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Press Conference | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 04:02 | July 17, 2008 | 15993 |
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Captain Alex Casimes, USN, takes you inside and explains the history and purpose of the RADM Wayne E. Meyer Aegis Education Center.
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Capt. Alex Casimes Interview | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 01:41 | July 17, 2008 | 6887 |
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Ed Miyashiro, VP of Raytheon Missile Systems, discusses why the SM-3 and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense components were right for the job.
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Miyashiro Interview | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 03:22 | July 17, 2008 | 5577 |
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Ed Miyashiro discusses the differences & similarities between a standard test of the SM3 missile and this real world mission to intercept the satellite.
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Ed Miyashiro: Opportunities | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 01:06 | August 01, 2008 | 3151 |
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Ed Miyashiro, Vice President of Raytheon Missile Systems, talks about the consideration that was given to debris following the successful intercept of USA193.
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Ed Miyashiro: Debris Danger | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 00:49 | August 01, 2008 | 2830 |
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Lt. General Henry Obering was ready for action when he first found out the satellite that would be entering the atmosphere and posing harm to life on the ground.
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Lt. General Obering: Beginning | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 03:06 | July 17, 2008 | 3414 |
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Lt. General Henry "Trey" Obering, Director of the Missile Defense Agency, describes the infrastructure that was implemented to effect the satellite intercept.
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Lt. General Obering: Infras ... | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 04:32 | July 17, 2008 | 3085 |
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Michael Waschull, Director for Security and Intelligence at the Missile Defense Agency, describes the moments after impact.
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Michael Waschull Interview | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 01:19 | July 17, 2008 | 2956 |
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Waschull speaks about John Szczepanski, a physicist whose selfless contributions ensured the success of Operation Burnt Frost.
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Michael Waschull Part 2 | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 05:34 | August 01, 2008 | 2287 |
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Rear Admiral Douglas McClain, USN, the Director of Global Operation at US Strategic Command, discusses the agencies involved on Operation Burnt Frost.
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Rear Adm. Douglas McClain I ... | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 04:21 | July 17, 2008 | 2553 |
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Michael Griffin, the 11th Administrator of NASA, comments how Operation Burnt Frost had to consider Shuttle and Space Station Operations.
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NASA Administrator Mike Griffin | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 03:53 | August 01, 2008 | 1562 |
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LCDR Bates and Lt Almonte from the USS Lake Erie as well as Raytheon's Ed Miyashiro look back on what the mission meant to them personally.
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Lt. Cmdr. Bates: Looking Back | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 03:30 | August 01, 2008 | 1499 |
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General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses the events leading up to the decision to strike down the errant spy satellite.
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General Cartwright Part 1 | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 05:11 | August 01, 2008 | 1594 |
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More from General James E. Cartwright's February 14th 2008 Pentagon Press Conference regarding Operation Burnt Frost.
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General Cartwright Part 2 | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 08:34 | August 01, 2008 | 1330 |
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3-D animation from Analytical Graphics, Inc shows the debris field left by China's Anti-Satellite test and the threat it poses to the International Space Station.
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Chinese Satellite Debris | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 01:29 | August 01, 2008 | 4850 |
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Rick Hussey, Raytheon SM 3 Program Manager, talks about the early stages of the mission.
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Rick Hussey: Starting Off | Satellite Shootdown Extras | 02:55 | August 01, 2008 | 2982 |
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