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Post by Ravenchamp on Oct 26, 2013 15:43:01 GMT -5
What If Earth Was Threatened by An Asteroid Strike? Astronaut Panel Brings Up Ideas To Search, Deflect These Threats “If we get hit 20 years from now, that’s not bad luck. That’s stupidity.”That’s what former NASA astronaut Ed Lu has to say about asteroids and our efforts to search for them. He delivered those comments at a panel discussion today at New York’s American Museum of Natural History. He and several other astronauts spoke on behalf of the Association of Space Explorers (which, as the name implies, consists of astronauts, cosmonauts and the like.) We guess that as astute readers of our publication, you know that a planetary threat from asteroids (and comets) exists. And there’s certainly more we can do; when that 17-meter asteroid blasted Russia earlier this year, Lu said most space agencies learned about it from social media! www.universetoday.com/105757/what-if-earth-was-under-attack-by-an-asteroid-astronaut-panel-brings-up-ideas-to-search-deflect-these-threats/ |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2013 20:23:07 GMT -5
It's a real, serious threat. We need to get off this rock..and build a real deflection system.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Oct 27, 2013 12:03:50 GMT -5
An asteroid deflection system is beyond present technology, and too expensive in the current economy.
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Post by Moses on Oct 27, 2013 12:45:32 GMT -5
Paging Bruce Willis
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Did you see it, did you see that paratroopers roll?
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Post by Foggy Dewhurst on Oct 27, 2013 14:32:03 GMT -5
I'm going to have sex with Jessica Alba..
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Post by Moses on Oct 27, 2013 15:32:07 GMT -5
Maybe we will get lucky, kill two birds with one stone if it hit say..... Iran? Lol
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Post by Moses on Oct 27, 2013 15:33:15 GMT -5
Uranus seems like a good non threat.
Let the jokes begin!
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Post by Ravenchamp on Oct 27, 2013 16:08:25 GMT -5
Maybe we will get lucky, kill two birds with one stone if it hit say..... Iran? Lol you're on you way already to being totally blocked Mr Altie! keep it up How's that painting coming Leo? |
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Post by Moses on Oct 27, 2013 19:03:57 GMT -5
Maybe we will get lucky, kill two birds with one stone if it hit say..... Iran? Lol you're on you way already to being totally blocked Mr Altie! keep it up How's that painting coming Leo? Your loss I guess. How can I be an Altie on a new board? Are they connected somehow with old boards? And couldn't you tell I was joking? Are chat forums that serious to you? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2013 20:22:51 GMT -5
An asteroid deflection system is beyond present technology, and too expensive in the current economy. Possibly....but research is not. And alternate plans--- seed banks are already in place. Shelters, evac routes, contingency plans...all can be worked on, and need to be if Katrina is any example. Unlike dinosaurs, we can plan, and part of humanity's strength is its adaptation of simple tech to survive everywhere, from Eskimos to Bushmen...even Washington, DC. And we may only need to slightly alter course.... a few nukes in the right place, or some sort of rocket, could do the trick... |
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Post by Moses on Oct 28, 2013 11:52:51 GMT -5
An asteroid deflection system is beyond present technology, and too expensive in the current economy. Possibly....but research is not. And alternate plans--- seed banks are already in place. Shelters, evac routes, contingency plans...all can be worked on, and need to be if Katrina is any example. Unlike dinosaurs, we can plan, and part of humanity's strength is its adaptation of simple tech to survive everywhere, from Eskimos to Bushmen...even Washington, DC. And we may only need to slightly alter course.... a few nukes in the right place, or some sort of rocket, could do the trick... I'm relieved to hear that. Bruce ain't gonna live forever. Nukes are also handy with Martians and other nasty aliens. |
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Post by Ravenchamp on Oct 28, 2013 15:24:32 GMT -5
There are many deflection technologies that have been designed, we just need to build something soon and test it on a non threat, before it's to late.
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Post by Ravenchamp on Oct 28, 2013 16:18:46 GMT -5
A real nuclear deterrent: US, Russia may team up to use weapons against asteroids Oct 2013 When geophysicist H. Jay Melosh attended a meeting of U.S. and ex-Soviet nuclear weapons designers in May 1995, he was surprised by how eager the Cold Warriors were to work together against an unlikely but dangerous extraterrestrial threat: asteroids on a collision course with Earth. After Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, urged others meeting at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to consider building and orbiting huge, new nuclear weapons for planetary protection, some top Russian weaponeers lent their support. Ever since, he has been pushing back against scientists who still support the nuclear option, arguing that a non-nuclear solution – diverting asteroids by hitting them with battering rams -- is both possible and far less dangerous. In real life, Bong Wie, the director of Iowa State University, says he has a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to design a “hypervelocity nuclear interceptor system,” basically an ICBM-borne warhead fitted with a battering ram. The ram would separate from the bomb before impact, gouging a crater in the asteroid so the bomb could then blast it to bits. Keith Holsapple, an engineering professor at the University of Washington, meanwhile says NASA has given him a five-year, $1.25 million research grant to study how either an impact device or a nuclear explosion could deflect an Earth-bound asteroid from its path. investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/16/20979593-a-real-nuclear-deterrent-us-russia-may-team-up-to-use-weapons-against-asteroids?lite |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 18:31:02 GMT -5
A real nuclear deterrent: US, Russia may team up to use weapons against asteroids Oct 2013 When geophysicist H. Jay Melosh attended a meeting of U.S. and ex-Soviet nuclear weapons designers in May 1995, he was surprised by how eager the Cold Warriors were to work together against an unlikely but dangerous extraterrestrial threat: asteroids on a collision course with Earth. After Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, urged others meeting at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to consider building and orbiting huge, new nuclear weapons for planetary protection, some top Russian weaponeers lent their support. Ever since, he has been pushing back against scientists who still support the nuclear option, arguing that a non-nuclear solution – diverting asteroids by hitting them with battering rams -- is both possible and far less dangerous. In real life, Bong Wie, the director of Iowa State University, says he has a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to design a “hypervelocity nuclear interceptor system,” basically an ICBM-borne warhead fitted with a battering ram. The ram would separate from the bomb before impact, gouging a crater in the asteroid so the bomb could then blast it to bits. Keith Holsapple, an engineering professor at the University of Washington, meanwhile says NASA has given him a five-year, $1.25 million research grant to study how either an impact device or a nuclear explosion could deflect an Earth-bound asteroid from its path. investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/16/20979593-a-real-nuclear-deterrent-us-russia-may-team-up-to-use-weapons-against-asteroids?liteI like the idea! But why, oh why, is his first name Bong?? That's like have a great idea invented by Joint Weed or something...sigh..... |
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Post by Doug E. Stile on Oct 29, 2013 12:02:14 GMT -5
An asteroid strike? I didn't know they had a union!
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Post by Moses on Oct 29, 2013 12:05:31 GMT -5
An asteroid strike? I didn't know they had a union! Sorry, I couldn't resist. They are demanding better working conditions... Closer to the sun.... |
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Post by douger on Oct 30, 2013 13:27:47 GMT -5
I'm going to have sex with Jessica Alba.. Don't bogart that. |
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Post by Ravenchamp on Oct 30, 2013 13:40:26 GMT -5
I'm going to have sex with Jessica Alba.. That's a long line  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 21:16:45 GMT -5
I'm going to have sex with Jessica Alba.. That's a long line Since I've already been there and done that, (many times), you all can have my spot in line!!  |
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Post by douger on Oct 31, 2013 12:52:16 GMT -5
That's a long line Since I've already been there and done that, (many times), you all can have my spot in line!! So, how are you doing, aboutwell?  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2013 17:55:47 GMT -5
Since I've already been there and done that, (many times), you all can have my spot in line!! So, how are you doing, aboutwell? Jealousy makes you cruel.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2013 20:02:29 GMT -5
There are many deflection technologies that have been designed, we just need to build something soon and test it on a non threat, before it's to late. Link? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2013 20:05:12 GMT -5
Possibly....but research is not. And alternate plans--- seed banks are already in place. Shelters, evac routes, contingency plans...all can be worked on, and need to be if Katrina is any example. Unlike dinosaurs, we can plan, and part of humanity's strength is its adaptation of simple tech to survive everywhere, from Eskimos to Bushmen...even Washington, DC. And we may only need to slightly alter course.... a few nukes in the right place, or some sort of rocket, could do the trick... I'm relieved to hear that. Bruce ain't gonna live forever. Nukes are also handy with Martians and other nasty aliens. Bill Pullman couldn't get nukes to work in "Independence Day." |
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