What I find utterly stupifying is that anyone at all even considered it a possibility that the shuttle tragedy might have been caused by a Al-Quida SAM hit.
I meen really.
Do you think missiles are magical or something?
Its basic physics, to fight gravity and gain altitude fossil fuel must be used to power the missile/rocket. The higher it needs to go the more fuel needs to be carried, the more fuel is carried the larger the missile must be to accomodate it.
The Shuttle itself is basically one giant rocket during take-off with those massive boosters.
The most effective high altitude missle beein fileded right now in active service is probably the Russian SA-10 'Grumble' which has a maximum altitude of 100,065 feet high at a speed of Mach 6.
The shuttle broke up at 200,000 feet..
The 'Grumble' that barely reaches over 100,000 feet is 23-feet long, 3,307-pounds with a 220-pound warhead.
Not exactly something you could sneak into Texas, hide in the bushes, and fire off your shoulder, is it?
I meen really.
Do you think missiles are magical or something?
Its basic physics, to fight gravity and gain altitude fossil fuel must be used to power the missile/rocket. The higher it needs to go the more fuel needs to be carried, the more fuel is carried the larger the missile must be to accomodate it.
The Shuttle itself is basically one giant rocket during take-off with those massive boosters.
The most effective high altitude missle beein fileded right now in active service is probably the Russian SA-10 'Grumble' which has a maximum altitude of 100,065 feet high at a speed of Mach 6.
The shuttle broke up at 200,000 feet..
The 'Grumble' that barely reaches over 100,000 feet is 23-feet long, 3,307-pounds with a 220-pound warhead.
Not exactly something you could sneak into Texas, hide in the bushes, and fire off your shoulder, is it?
