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> the agency seeks to enhance its ongoing work in the identification and characterization of near-Earth objects for further scientific investigation. This work
by goblin89 13y ago
> the agency seeks to enhance its ongoing work in the identification and characterization of near-Earth objects for further scientific investigation. This work includes locating potentially hazardous asteroids and identifying those viable for redirection to a stable lunar orbit for future exploration by astronauts.
The asteroid redirection idea sounds really awesome and incredibly complicated. Is it what NASA plans to do in case we have one heading straight at us? Do we have to blow up those that can't be redirected? What exactly does “viable for redirection” mean?
- adrianN 13y agoThere is a long Wikipedia article about the topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_deflection_strategies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_deflection_strategies
- darkr 13y ago> What exactly does “viable for redirection” mean? It means you're at something of a crossroads in your acting career and have been invited to feature in a particularly terrible Michael Bay disaster movie.