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Defending Earth From Asteroids With MADMEN

Posted by simoniker on from the denial-of-armageddon dept.

jolomo writes "A partner of Atlanta-based NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts is working on a concept they call MADMEN (Modular Asteroid Deflection Mission Ejector Nodes), which would launch a distributed attack against large Earth-bound objects. Thousands of MADMEN could be built by many nations and when launched, each would land on the object, drill into its surface and remove enough material to change its course."

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  1. The US wouldn't do that with madmen... by PornMaster · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    We'd install them as dictators in the middle east!

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  2. Been there, done that... by Andreas(R) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You can help. NOW!

  3. Humanity's survival hangs in the balance? by gnalle · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    What scares you guys the most. Meteors or nukes in space? The whole story reminds me a little too much of Iraqs missing weapons of mass destruction.

  4. Re:Serious Problems by grgyle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, well, I still can't throw a football spiral to save my life...in fact, mine tumble so badly that three axes aren't even enough to describe the motion...

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  5. Silly acronyms by brucmack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod me offtopic if you must, but is anyone else sick of all these acronyms that were probably thought up before the words they would represent? As soon as I see any of these kinds of acronyms I immediately stop taking the project seriously.

  6. Re:MADMEN? Drilling? by soxos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ahh... danke