[Strategerist]

How to prevent impacts is something worth study.

If there was only one legitimate function of government, it would be to prevent the end of humanity in an asterorid impact.

I hope this incident at least gets real money behind asteroid detection and mitigation planning efforts like Rusty Schweikart's B612 group, and stop people from laughing at it.

[cripplecreek]

I hope this incident at least gets real money behind asteroid detection and mitigation planning efforts like Rusty Schweikart's B612 group, and stop people from laughing at it.

Its also a great place for the guys who want to mine asteroids to get involved. In fact, in the long run, they can be the ones to be contracted to eliminate the threats.

[Carry_Okie]

If there was only one legitimate function of government, it would be to prevent the end of humanity in an asterorid impact.

Right up there with pulling the energy out of super volcanoes or learning to trip small earthquakes instead of waiting for "the big one."