[tomder55]

Yeah he gave a typical lib response... if only we had more funding... Here's a clue... The one that did all the damage in Russia was not big . If it headed this way then our luck would run out . There would be damage and injury ;and all the funding won't change that fact .

[paraclete]

Time to build that great big space ship with big honkin guns, the only thing they understand

[smoothy]

time to build that great big space ship with big honkin guns, the only thing they understand

Except a rock the size of a smart fortwo car can cause a LOT of damage and death and will still likely not be seen.

[paraclete]

Don't worry we will solve that too, satellites a plenty looking out and finding every little thing, good thing God gave us the Moon it solves a lot of the problem

[smoothy]

don't worry we will solve that too, satellites a plenty looking out and finding every little thing, good thing God gave us the Moon it solves a lot of the problem

Yeah... but like suicide bombers it only takes one to get through to cause a lot of problems.

The last couple have been in Russia... like the one in Siberia so many years ago... at least that's what they think it was. Not sure if it was really confirmed as that or not.

[paraclete]

Doesn't matter, it happens frequently

[smoothy]

doesn't matter, it happens frequently

Frequently on a geologic time scale... certainly.

[paraclete]

Frequently on a geologic time scale...certainly.

Perhaps more frequently than we know after all we have only been recording these events for a very short time

[paraclete]

It seems asteroids have caught the presidential imagination
Forget falling stars: NASA plans to catch an asteroid - CNN.com
So once again life imitates art as we seek to "catch a falling star" but he won't be putting this one in his pocket.

It is one thing to have a program of find asteriods, it is quite another to alter its orbit and tow it into Lunar orbit. I think BO and his advisers have been watching too many reruns of Star Trek. I wonder; who will be responsible it their calculations are just a little off?

[smoothy]

Obama is brain damaged... its easy for him to get focused on things he shouldn't be... when he isn't focused on the things he NEEDS to be.

[tomder55]

It's bs NASA trying to justify spending more taxpayer's money on the Orion spacecraft and the SLS heavy lift rocket. Let private space do it since private ventures will reap the benefit of asteroid mining.

[paraclete]

No one is going to derive any benefit from asteroid mining in the foreseeable future, we have a very long way to go before any mining in space can become a viable venture, the only benefit to be derived is for contractors to capture lucrative contracts, BO can't get stimulus in one way he tries another but the glorious days of space are past

[smoothy]

noone is going to derive any benefit from asteroid mining in the foreseeable future, we have a very long way to go before any mining in space can become a viable venture, the only benefit to be derived is for contractors to capture lucrative contracts, BO can't get stimulus in one way he tries another but the glorious days of space are past

Obama takes up space pretty well right now, he specializes in taking up space and producing nothing of value, he's done it his entire life... if he'd just stop wasting the taxpayers money... and shut his piehole up... everyone would be happier.

[tomder55]

noone is going to derive any benefit from asteroid mining in the foreseeable future, we have a very long way to go before any mining in space can become a viable venture, the only benefit to be derived is for contractors to capture lucrative contracts, BO can't get stimulus in one way he tries another but the glorious days of space are past

Yes and you know since Sen Nelson of Florida is doing a snoopy dance over the prospect of the asteroid snatch that it is his State that will get the pork grease .

[paraclete]

Well obviously this is where the space base is

[tomder55]

Nah it's in NASA's best interest to spread the pork . Texas ,California,Maryland , and some other states (and some companies outside the country ) have a big interest in keeping NASA programs ongoing .

[paraclete]

Yes you mustn't let those Russians and Chinese get too far ahead

[tomder55]

Private space is the next revolution. Let NASA launch bots . It's what they are good at.

[paraclete]

Yeah them capitalists are going to make a lot of money out there is space, it is the destination to die for

[paraclete]

It just never gets old, does it

Yet another big asteroid for us to go Ah, isn't it lovely? While bing assured there are no problems, I wonder if tomorrow we will wake to hear once again about the one they didn't see

Large asteroid zipping past Earth, dragging its own moon along - CNN.com