[meteorite-list] The need to find impactors before they hit

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:36:27 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550908091036q608f595fsb6ddebfb03c6a3cb_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi E.P. and List,

I agree 100% here. Right now, as a species, all of our proverbial
eggs are in one delicate basket. We are extremely vulnerable to
extinction-level impacts. We should stop wasting money warring with
each other, unite as a species, and spread ourselves out amongst the
stars. Until that time comes, we are essentially playing a big game
of cosmic chicken with potential impactors....and asteroids don't
blink. ;)

Best regards and clear skies,

MikeG

On 8/9/09, E.P. Grondine <epgrondine at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all -
>
> In response to Darren's post of the Bova piece, I am not going to get
> political, nor historical, nor talk about launch costs or other technical
> issues.
>
> But what I must mention is that adequate detection of the most dangerous
> impactors - and here I mean specifically both Long Period Comets and small
> dead comet fragments, is going to require the use of space based assets. In
> other words, you have to find them before you can divert or destroy them.
>
> This is a real problem, not an imaginary one, and further a real problem
> that is unavoidable.
>
> E.P. Grondine
> Man and Impact in the Americas
>
>
>
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