ltmod
Will the navy shoot down failed satellite on Thurs 2/21?
According to Reuters: "The SM-3 missile was fired from the USS Lake Erie in the Pacific at about 10:26 p.m. EST, the Pentagon said in a statement". That would be Wednesday at 7.26pm PST I believe!
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Suspend date: Wed 20th Feb 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 20th Feb 2008 11:31pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 20th Feb 2008 7:15pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 75%
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beezler
: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dead_satellite 
skipper
: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331591,00.html
yes
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: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dead_satellite 
destry
: This should be settled as a NO, the satellite was shot down on Wed 2/20, not Thursday 2/21. http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W0RH0128090DD3A0C776E35DC61F00 
steph
: All predictions placed after 7:26 PM PST should be voided. The rocket was launched at 10:26 EST 
mork![[Power User]](http://www.hubdub.com/images/icon_superuser.gif "This user is a super user"){kind=icon}
: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/21satellite.html?hp 
akbeast: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1930844420080221?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews akbeast: forgot to add my comment on it. The Shootdown was not confirmed until after midnight, and not reported until 12:55 EST, so technically 2/21 
lesley
: According to Reuters: "The SM-3 missile was fired from the USS Lake Erie in the Pacific at about 10:26 p.m. EST, the Pentagon said in a statement". That would be Wednesday at 7.26pm PST I believe! 
Suspend date: Wed 20th Feb 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 20th Feb 2008 11:31pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 20th Feb 2008 7:15pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
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