Re: Pentagon to Shuttle: Gangway! [ken]

Ken from Chicago wrote:

>>The Pentagon is scheduled to shoot down a
>>wayward spy satellite (bad satellite, bad
>>satellite!) after the space shuttle gets out of the
>>way.
>>http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN560620220080216?virtualBrandChannel=1005
>
>>There's beautiful basis for an sf story or movie
>>or tv episode:
>>--A failing falling satellite, filled with dangerous
>>chemicals threatens to fall on some hapless
>>innocent city (or potential grim reapers).
>>--There's limited time to shoot it down before it
>>crashes.

>Meanwhile, one of the scientists reconciles with their estranged spouse
and 
>/ or offspring as they learn what's really important. One of the
evacuated 
>space station crew goes into labor.

!
Luucy, you got some 'xplaining to do!

>Another injured shuttle crewmember 
>desperately needs to get back to Earth for life-saving surgery. Another 
>crewmember is a young rookie, fresh out of astronaut training school, and

>the only one to suspect and eventually confirm the last member of the
crew 
>is really a spy sent to sabotage the mission--and thus get into a
climactic 
>fight onboard the shuttle while it's dodging missiles and space debris
from 
>the exploding satellite!

What about the dog?

-- 
-Jack