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What plan does NASA have for an asteroid headed straight for us?

Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:22 pm
Posted by upgrayedd
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:22 pm
Saw this article and it got me wondering. LINK


So what would we do? Send Bruce Willis and crew?
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:23 pm to
Duck.
Posted by Tactical Insertion
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Hookers and blow
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:24 pm to
Posted by Displaced
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:25 pm to
nothing and try to keep the public unaware.
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:25 pm to
Pray
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Posted by TigerFanatic99
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:26 pm to
It's an interesting questions. I would assume at this point there is no plan on paper for such an incident without knowing the size and mass of the asteroid.

I like to believe that we have a good month or two of warning before it hit that we could identify where it will strike and get the area evacuated. In the case of one large enough to alter the scope of humanity, well... God's will is God's will.
Posted by ksayetiger
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:27 pm to
hopefully nothing so this shithole we call earth blows up
Posted by kingbob
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:28 pm to
quote:

What plan does NASA have for an asteroid headed straight for us?


This is why they have been focussing on all of that Muslim outreach. That way, the Muslims will blow themselves up with the astroid and save us all!
Posted by TigerBait1127
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:30 pm to
quote:

like to believe that we have a good month or two of warning before it hit that we could identify where it will strike and get the area evacuated.


We'd have a lot longer than a month or two

We'd try to move it. Here is a good discussion on it.

LINK

quote:

In the case of one large enough to alter the scope of humanity, well... God's will is God's will.


This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 12:35 pm
Posted by Kingpenm3
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:37 pm to
uh, Bruce Willis already figured this out.
Posted by The Pirate King
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:38 pm to
We fricked basically.

Depending on how big the asteroid is, the fallout would be as or more catastrophic than the direct impact.
Posted by drewnbrla
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:40 pm to
quote:

What plan does NASA have for an asteroid headed straight for us?




ETA: Damn, Tigers beat me to it
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 12:41 pm
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:41 pm to
Nothing.

We haven't even put a man on another legit planet yet. With all our technology.

We have no time to prepare for a state size missle moving at 25 miles a second.
Posted by J Murdah
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:42 pm to
All part of Gods plan.
Posted by jbgleason
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:43 pm to
Chuck Norris.




Always the answer when humanity is on the line.
Posted by Shexter
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:51 pm to
quote:

will come within 745,000 miles of our planet Monday — about three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:52 pm to
Posted by SundayFunday
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:55 pm to
Id guess it depends on how much time we have when we catch it.


If its not far out our only chance may be to just launch everything we got at it to hopefully make a dent.

Otherwise, if we have years of time to do something, something may be thought up.


Unless we have 10 years planning time most likely we are bonnnnnned
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 12:56 pm
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