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NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space
NASA ^ | October 11, 2022 | Staff

Posted on 10/11/2022 1:04:24 PM PDT by Red Badger

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To: thepoodlebites
Like all things men do, this idea of changing the trajectory of asteroids could very well come back to haunt us.

Consider the thought that if an asteroid we change the trajectory ob is one that has a common path circling the sun, i.e. a Halley's Comet type asteroid, then it goes without saying that we may have created a disaster which could visit or descendants ones day.

For we know not when Christ will return. The current troubles we face today could be leading us to the end in a few decades, or like the days before Hitler and WWII, we could be just going through another Worldly tribulation.

After all, GOD could wait till we have populated other planets. Which is not far fetched, since the fact remains in the “80”s we were well on our way before the earth loving commies hijacked NASA. That is if God's plan of return is not for a few decades to a few hundred years away.

Either way, one of those asteroids we are messing with could have it's future trajectory now set to collided with us. Then it would be like Jesus telling the disciples that not one stone will remain unturned, because HE knew the Religious zealots would be stupid enough to take on the Roman Empire. Then again, the Temple had to be removed since Shiloh had returned.

So, maybe HE has seen the future and it involves a certain asteroid stupid humans have set on a new courses to hit us like a bullseye.

41 posted on 10/16/2022 7:18:46 PM PDT by OneVike ( Just another Christian waiting to go home)
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To: OneVike

Thank you for your reply. Never underestimate the ability of the powers-that-be to screw things up. But if the technology exists and a threat presents itself, the benefits outweigh the risks. Apophis a a good example of a known threat, an asteroid (370 meters in diameter) passing inside the orbit of geosynchronous satellites (<22,000 miles) on Friday, April 13, 2029, less than 0.1 LD (lunar distance).

The easiest way to reduce the probability of impact is to change the velocity of Apophis. The DART Mission demonstrated that the orbital period can be changed using kinetic impacts. I’m not an expert but it seems reasonable that increasing the orbital velocity (with a slight change in trajectory) would increase the distance of the orbit, possibly to that outside of earth’s orbit. Of course changing the trajectory to hyperbolic would be even better.

Concerning tampering with the laws of nature, deflecting an asteroid away from a possible catastrophic impact would be a proper use of technology, similar to medical advances or the exploration of other planets.

Observing satellite imagery of hurricanes, I have noticed many unexplained eye wall disruptions, suggesting an active hurricane intensity modification program (see Irma and Maria, 2017). These disruptions are associated with a decrease in intensity and an increase in the size of the hurricane (conservation of angular momentum). Reducing a cat 4 or 5 to a cat 2 or 3 at landfall would significantly decrease the damage from wind and storm surge, but with increased accumulated precipitation. I can see the trade off and I would be in favor of such a program (using biodegradable super absorbent nano-polymers). Of course such a program should remain classified for liability issues. I think Hurricane Ian was too close to shore to begin the seeding process with devastating results for Southwest Florida.

Reading Revelation, the sixth seal can be interpreted as an asteroid impact, Wormwood too, with subsequent fires, floods, increased earthquakes and volcanism. But that would be an act of God and humans can’t do much to stop that. Cheers.


42 posted on 10/17/2022 8:10:35 AM PDT by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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