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B612 Foundation and 2004 YD5 Asteroid Capture?

Posted by michael on from the long-arm-of-the-law dept.

aisnota writes "The B612 Foundation hopes to alter the orbit of an asteroid in a controlled manner by 2015 and seems ready to do the obvious and capture 2004 YD5. Slice it up, put the pieces into aerobrake containers like a simplified version of the Mars landers. Then just sell the pieces on EBay to fund more ambitious projects."

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  1. Jesus, eBay? Have you no ambition? by xant · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Raise funding for more ambitious projects by blackmailing the world governments. Make them pay you to keep the asteroid from crashing into the earth on purpose.

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    It's rare that you're presented with a knob whose only two positions are Make History and Flee Your Glorious Destiny.