This is how NASA would respond to an asteroid impacting Earth

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Nasa having an imminent-asteroid-impact exercise this week

During the five day conference, NASA and its partners plan to engage in a "tabletop exercise" that simulates what would happen if scientists and authorities were to learn of a near-Earth Object (NEO) impact scenario.

"A tabletop exercise of a simulated emergency commonly used in disaster management planning to help inform involved players of important aspects of a possible disaster and identify issues for accomplishing a successful response," says NASA.

good on you Nasa
good luck

a reply to: ElGoobero

Willis goes up with a Crew BEFORE it Hits , then Nukes it into 2 Pieces that makes it Miss Earth Entirely . Then Drinks for Everybody !

nother article
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Asteroid impacts are the only potentially preventable natural disaster—provided we spot the threatening asteroid with enough lead time to launch a mission into space to deflect it. NASA and its partners are studying several different approaches to deflecting a hazardous asteroid. The most advanced of these techniques is called a kinetic impactor, and a mission to demonstrate this technology is called the Double-Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), is slated to launch in 2021.

not to get political but I wonder if Trump's proposed Space Force will end up working with this Planetary Defense Council.

interesting stuff

a reply to: ElGoobero

Doesn't really seem so.

The United States Space Force shall be organized, trained, and equipped to meet the following priorities:

(a) Protecting the Nation’s interests in space and the peaceful use of space for all responsible actors, consistent with applicable law, including international law;

(b) Ensuring unfettered use of space for United States national security purposes, the United States economy, and United States persons, partners, and allies;

(c) Deterring aggression and defending the Nation, United States allies, and United States interests from hostile acts in and from space;

(d) Ensuring that needed space capabilities are integrated and available to all United States Combatant Commands;

(e) Projecting military power in, from, and to space in support of our Nation’s interests; and

(f) Developing, maintaining, and improving a community of professionals focused on the national security demands of the space domain.

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a reply to: ElGoobero

This is how NASA would respond to an asteroid impacting Earth

Rockets don't even work in the vacuum of space. You can't deny the science.

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a reply to: NicSign

You seem to be.

a reply to: OneBigMonkeyToo

rockets working in space is pseudoscience. Rockets don't give the exhaust momentum, pressure gradient force does.

a reply to: NicSign

Newton was wrong then.

Wow.

Tell me, what's the shape of the Earth?

a reply to: ElGoobero

With glee:

a reply to: NicSign

There's this guy named Newton you need look into....

www.livescience.com...

a reply to: ElGoobero

So if I'm reading this correctly, if NASA were to learn of a NEO impact scenario, they would hold a 5 day conference and plan to fix the situation with technology we haven't built yet?

That really does sound like what would happen.

a reply to: Lumenari

So if I'm reading this correctly,

You aren't. The conference starts tomorrow.
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a reply to: Phage

I was having fun with the topic...



I'll get off your lawn!

a reply to: ElGoobero

...for possible things to come? Or things coming?

a reply to: DAVID64
When you drop something from a height, does it push back on your hand?
Similarly, the gas doesn’t push off the rocket unless there is resistance to cause back pressure

a reply to: NicSign

I guess you don't believe in gravity either.

a reply to: Phage

I agree with you!
We need AOC on this one.

originally posted by: visitedbythem
a reply to: Phage

I agree with you!
We need AOC on this one.

I highly doubt AOC has any jurisdiction outside of being a menace.

They will do like the rest of us..

Put their heads between their legs and kiss their ass goodbye...