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Related topic - this is a fascinating thread:
Thought some of you might find this interesting: Elon Musk on ASATs and active defense possibilities. ... the video is of a discussion Musk was a part of in 2011, and it appears to be gone ... anybody know where to find it? /u/toomanynamesaretook ? /u/FoxhoundBat ?
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These were my initial take-aways to the video, then:
> So (in 2011) Elon has two ideas for threats to satellites, and two ideas for defending against these threats.
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> he mentions missiles / interceptors as the more likely threat, and for defense he talks of "dodging" / evasive action ... well, I say it's a good first step, but if a weapon uses a "net" at such speeds (read chapter 8 of Victor Sheymov's Tower of Secrets ), even this might not always work ... but again, it's better than nothing
> he mentions lasers / directed-energy weapons as more of a future threat, and for defense he talks about having a good heat shield, such as the one used on his Dragon capsules ... wow, I never considered that possibility
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> I like how he said "It's a lot easier and faster to shoot down a satellite than to send a new one back up." Kinda obvious, but well stated all the same.
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> It's a little sad (or, predictable) to hear him say in 2011 that SpaceX might be ferrying astronauts in probably 3 years.
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Some wise replies came to me stating an energy weapon need not destroy the bird; pushing it off course or into a spin, or sabotaging its sensitive optics / antennae would be enough to accomplish the task ... and then there's jamming.