[FPSPACE] U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down

[Igor Lissov]

Hi,

> What do people think is this shoot-down a better option then just
> letting the satellite breakup during reentry?

People think the reasons announced do not require the shoot-down
itself, neither the hurried (and error-prone) update of the software.

Other considerations are obviously in the minds of decision makers.

Igor Lissov