Japan (Very Carefully) Drops Plastic Explosives Onto An Asteroid

Japan (Very Carefully) Drops Plastic Explosives Onto An Asteroid
NPR ^ | April 5, 20191:31 PM ET | Geoff Brumfiel

Posted on 04/05/2019 11:12:40 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: ProtectOurFreedom

A: "My dad gave it to me. He said "carry on, my wayward son."

21 posted on 04/05/2019 11:48:58 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])

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To: Red Badger

Hayabusa2

Hayabusa = Falcon ..

I think

22 posted on 04/05/2019 11:52:10 AM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)

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To: tophat9000

Hayabusa (Japanese: はやぶさ, "Peregrine falcon")

23 posted on 04/05/2019 11:54:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)

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To: Red Badger

24 posted on 04/05/2019 12:00:20 PM PDT by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)

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To: ClearCase_guy

Or worse yet would be Rodan and Godzilla.

25 posted on 04/05/2019 12:21:49 PM PDT by ssapro (SSAPRO/ EXBP)

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To: Red Badger

I wonder how much the asteroid orbit was modified.

26 posted on 04/05/2019 12:22:41 PM PDT by DBrow

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To: AndyJackson; zipper; Chode; Lockbox; OldMissileer; carriage_hill; Squantos; SkyDancer; snooter55; ..

I’ll second that motion !

27 posted on 04/05/2019 12:31:14 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)

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To: DBrow

I think that is part of the experiment, to see if it was changed and by how much................................for future possible emergency use..................

28 posted on 04/05/2019 12:40:58 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)

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To: Red Badger

it will eject a pod containing dust from Ryugu that is expected to land in Australia's outback

29 posted on 04/05/2019 12:43:59 PM PDT by amorphous

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To: Red Badger

That is a small part of the info they hope to get from the experiment. Bruce Willis is getting older so any extra help would be nice. Who knows maybe they accidentally nudged it into an Earth crossing orbit.

30 posted on 04/05/2019 12:46:55 PM PDT by nomorelurker

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To: nomorelurker

It’s already in an Earth-crossing orbit...............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugu

31 posted on 04/05/2019 12:51:42 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)

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To: Red Badger

is this the first time that anyone has transported high explosives into space?

32 posted on 04/05/2019 1:34:26 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)

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To: blueplum

Besides the fuel, yes, I think so................

33 posted on 04/05/2019 1:36:57 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)

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To: mabarker1; All

So that’s one small bomb for mankind and one big explosion for the Asteroid!

34 posted on 04/05/2019 2:30:26 PM PDT by Lockbox

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To: Lockbox

Dinosaurs, consider yourselves Avenged!

35 posted on 04/05/2019 3:02:18 PM PDT by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - rever.)

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To: Red Badger; All

Gotta love the Japanese. Here we get rap-crap, there they write love songs to space probes.

A very well done tale of the original Hayabusa mission...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i28iBZx-W_E

A tale of the Hayabusa mission here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=—llY7k6Ps0

36 posted on 04/05/2019 3:05:15 PM PDT by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)

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To: Lockbox

準備 H 小惑星クリーム

37 posted on 04/05/2019 3:09:37 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)

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To: ADemocratNoMore; All

Second video in last post is for Hayabusa Mission II

Also found a 2nd version of the first mission...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKMmWUad1wY

38 posted on 04/05/2019 3:27:58 PM PDT by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)

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To: Red Badger

They didn’t get into full flashback mode and crash the spacecraft into the asteroid with the explosives still on board.

39 posted on 04/05/2019 7:04:44 PM PDT by DickBrannigan ("And the fact that I haven't put a gun in my mouth, you pudding of a woman, makes me a winner!")

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To: mabarker1

For those who don't read Japanese, translates to Preparation H asteroid cream

A "Your momma-san!" back at you...... John Belushi

40 posted on 04/06/2019 5:08:30 AM PDT by Lockbox

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