To: hophead
If we can hit an asteroid, we can hit an incoming missle
7 posted on
07/04/2005 4:26:11 PM PDT by
fso301
To: fso301
Sure, if it is a few miles wide, we have months to plan the flight, and constantly measure and tweak the trajectory for a couple more months.
Other than the speed, I don't see a whole lot of similarity between the two events.
/not a scientist
//didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express
9 posted on
07/04/2005 4:33:36 PM PDT by
ko_kyi
To: fso301
Certainly nearly true. It's a bit tougher here due to atmospheric concerns and the tiny window with which to prepare to hit the incoming missile. There's probably a technological overlap which can benefit an anti-missile system.
Still in all, this was a brilliant feat by the folks at JPL hitting something cosmically tiny tens of thousands of miles away at tens of thousands of miles per hour.
16 posted on
07/04/2005 5:31:07 PM PDT by
newzjunkey
(Remind Liberal Cowards Why America Freed Iraq: http://massgraves.info/)
To: fso301
Methinks we should nuke an asteroid some day. Just so we know we can, and as a reminder to the evildoers.
21 posted on
07/04/2005 5:46:02 PM PDT by
Uncle Miltie
(Linguine Spined Republican Senators Will Lose Their Majority!)
To: fso301
>If we can hit an asteroid, we can hit an incoming missle
I would rather give
LA Freepers warning, then
"Deep Impact" LA . . .
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