1) Spend tens (or hundreds) of millions of dollars putting a “spy satellite” that doesn’t work into outer space; then, 2) Spend tens of millions more shooting it down so that it (hopefully) doesn’t kill too many people and poison the earth (knock on wood) when it crashes; and finally, 3) Use the debacle to make your case for even more Pentagon funding for a bigger and better satellite that you promise will work this time.