NASA spacecraft set to intentionally crash into an asteroid to help save Earth

q13fox.com ^ | Sept. 10, 2022 | Heather Brinkmann and Emilee Speck

[PROCON]

NASA will use a spacecraft later this month to test a planetary-defense method that could one day save Earth.

The Double Asteroid Redirect Test spacecraft, otherwise known as DART, will be used as a battering ram to crash into an asteroid not far from Earth on Sept. 26. The mission is an international collaboration to protect the globe from future asteroid impacts.

"While the asteroid poses no threat to Earth, this is the world's first test of the kinetic impact technique, using a spacecraft to deflect an asteroid for planetary defense," NASA said Thursday.

In November 2021, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with DART from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 23, 2021, carrying NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Mission spacecraft. (NASA / FOX Weather)

[PROCON]

Kamala knows a lot about space, perhaps she can travel on the rocket to 'save the earth'.

[Paladin2]

How do we know that Meritless Garland and The Fey Wray are not going to deflect the asteroid to hit Mar-a-Logo?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[TribalPrincess2U]

While the asteroid poses no threat to Earth............

Deflect it toward earth probably.

[TribalPrincess2U]

There ya go!

[ComputerGuy]

NASA has gone kamikaze, huh?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks PROCON.

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[cgbg]

They will probably leak hazardous materials all over the asteroid—that will show it who is boss!

;-)

[lee martell]

Apparently, this intentional crash is going to release several tons of wrecked, metalic debris into perpetual orbiting of the outer space. Perhaps there is no other way.
Bringing any of that structure back into the earth’s atmosphere would guarantee a dark shower of cinders and not much more.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

But what if the ramming sets the asteroid on a course toward earth.

Finally, the Sweet Meteor o’ Death!

[Leaning Right]

> will be used as a battering ram to crash into an asteroid <

A battering ram? That so Middle Ages. I’d prefer a more modern approach.

[OHPatriot]

Don’t worry, they’ll miss in spectacular fashion.

[Bayard]

What about a giant net? Would be neat to catch an asteroid.

[algore]

[Bratch]

What could possibly go wrong?

[GOPJ]

This is a stupid act. We don’t know enough to be mucking with asteroids. It’s been over 12,000 YEARS since we suffered a major hit...LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE NASA IDIOTS.

[stars & stripes forever]

Manmade solutions to keep asteroids from hitting earth are destined to fail. What has been spoken about Last Days will come to pass.

[McGruff]

Why not just use Mega Maid?

[dragnet2]

[dragnet2]