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To: Poohbah; section9
Time to dust off Project ICARUS.
8 posted on 10/03/2003 8:44:59 AM PDT by hchutch ("I don't see what the big deal is, I really don't." - Major Vic Deakins, USAF (ret.))
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To: hchutch
ICARUS was an MIT student project and not practical. What is needed to handle vagrant asteroids is the same equipment needed for mining asteroids. No nukes necessary or even desireable.
17 posted on 10/03/2003 9:05:10 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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