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NASA Making Plans To Save the Earth

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the deep-armageddon dept.

aluminumangel writes, "Taking a page out of a Michael Bay movie, NASA is considering a manned mission to land on an asteroid, 'poke one with a stick,' and see how feasible it would be to deflect it from its course. Obviously, the application would be valuable in a doomsday situation and hopefully could keep us from going wherever the dinosaurs went." The article makes oblique reference to another goal such a mission could serve: giving us something to do in space, something to engage the paying public, between the time we return to the Moon and the time we get to Mars.

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  1. there are more important things going on by thechronic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    TomKat are getting married, who cares about potential asteroids http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/people_holmes_dress/

    1. Re:there are more important things going on by VoltageX · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      I love how my post got Offtopic but the parent didn't.

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    2. Re:there are more important things going on by Otter · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      TomKat are getting married...

      On the one hand, they already married earlier this week. On the other hand, this story is a dupe from earlier this week so it all evens out.

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    3. Re:there are more important things going on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And their kid Sushi will always be a cute li'l b@$t@rd.

  2. Obligatory? by VoltageX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I for one, welcome our new asteroid poking overlords.
    In Soviet Russia, asteroid pokes you!
    Only old people poke asteroids.

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  3. Quick everyone... by eln · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Grab all of the +5 comments from the previous thread for cheap karma before it's too late.

  4. Save the earth? by no-body · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Earth is save!
    A couple of cleansing asteroids actually would not hurt getting rid of those little pests walking upright and haven't learned yet how to use their enlarged brains:



    Subject: Holy Hell They've Gone Nuts - $160 billion More for Iraq!
    http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=2171&i ssue_id=35
    Fiscal 2007 War Supplemental Expected to Be Largest Yet:
    Pentagon Prepares $160 Billion Request for Iraq War
    11/12/2006
    CQ TODAY
    Nov. 7, 2006

  5. Re:They need to hurry by icedcool · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    DUUPE JOKE! Poor man... poor.

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  6. Re:HEY THIS GUY PLAIGARIZED MY POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This guy just copied my post from a few days ago! and posted it as his (or her) own. Whoever you are, please give proper attribution! And while you're at it you should include all of my post including my link to a previous post!

    (as a sidenote, did you read the great grand parent? Get the joke?)