Take that, rogue satellite
The United States shoots down a defunct spy satellite. Or, as officials put it, the "kill vehicle" successfully collided with the "target" at a combined speed of 22,000 mph about 130 miles above Earth's surface.
Host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss just why one would want to shoot down a satellite and ponder just how much other space junk is still up there in orbit.
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