On Dec 21, 2007 11:31 AM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/21/mars.asteroid.ap/index.html > > Isn't it about time that Earth has a definite response to a possible impact? > > Some sort of gameplan like...a spacecraft waiting in a hangar or > something to fly out and > deflect the potential object etc. should it be heading toward the earth?? > > I mean clearly stuff like this happens....and IN our Solar System! > > Jupiter is one thing, but Mars is a bit closer. > > Are they going to wait until something hits the moon??
When the time comes i'm sure that NASA will contact a company of oil drillers, hastily train them, compose some music montages, and hack a plan together. -- "Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet per second, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter." - Dave Barry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248854 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
