To: LibWhacker
Robotics
Space exploration
High explosives
To be involved with this program would be my dream job!!!1!
2 posted on
01/24/2007 2:39:19 PM PST by
rbookward
(When 900 years old you are, type as well you will not!)
To: LibWhacker
"I knew I should have read the fine print on that contract..."
3 posted on
01/24/2007 2:40:10 PM PST by
reagan_fanatic
(Everytime a jihadist dies, an angel gets its wings.)
To: LibWhacker
4 posted on
01/24/2007 2:40:20 PM PST by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: LibWhacker
A fleet of exploding probes
Palestinian model unn1 reporting for duty.
5 posted on
01/24/2007 2:40:25 PM PST by
kinoxi
To: LibWhacker
A fleet of exploding probes could prepare the way for warding off hazardous asteroids. What about the Clingons circling Uranus?
To: LibWhacker
For a moment, I thought the article was about Al Gore.
7 posted on
01/24/2007 2:41:02 PM PST by
Man50D
(Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
To: LibWhacker
Depending on how good our calculations are, it might be worthwhile to put some of those asteroids into earth orbit (make the margin of error such that if the calculations are off, the thing doesn't achieve orbit, and falls out of the solar system or into the sun). Having that kind of raw material delivered to the doorstep might make the difference in whether it was cost-effective to mine or not. Some of it might come down the gravity well, but I could see a lot of it staying right where it is, and being used to expand our space presence, or build ships.
8 posted on
01/24/2007 2:41:14 PM PST by
Little Pig
(Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
To: LibWhacker
NASA has a list of more than 800 asteroids considered to be potentially hazardous because their orbits carry them close to Earth's.Dark Star anyone?
9 posted on
01/24/2007 2:41:22 PM PST by
rbookward
(When 900 years old you are, type as well you will not!)
To: LibWhacker
Holy dual use, Batman, I'll bet China has some of those in stock!
13 posted on
01/24/2007 3:14:16 PM PST by
NonValueAdded
(Pelosi, the call was for Comity, not Comedy. But thanks for the laughs. StarKisses, NVA.)
To: LibWhacker
Islands in space: The challenge of the planetoids, by Dandridge M Cole. 1964.
Scientific discussion of the potential value of asteroids.
To: LibWhacker
Doolittle convinces the bomb not to explode]
Doolittle: Hello, Bomb? Are you with me?
Bomb #20: Of course.
Doolittle: Are you willing to entertain a few concepts?
Bomb #20: I am always receptive to suggestions.
Doolittle: Fine. Think about this then. How do you know you exist?
Bomb #20: Well, of course I exist.
Doolittle: But how do you know you exist?
Bomb #20: It is intuitively obvious.
Doolittle: Intuition is no proof. What concrete evidence do you have that you exist?
Bomb #20: Hmmmm... well... I think, therefore I am.
Doolittle: That's good. That's very good. But how do you know that anything else exists?
Bomb #20: My sensory apparatus reveals it to me. This is fun.
16 posted on
01/24/2007 3:23:18 PM PST by
RobRoy
(Islam is a greater threat to the world today than Nazism was in 1938.)
To: KevinDavis
17 posted on
01/24/2007 4:24:31 PM PST by
AntiKev
("No damage. The world's still turning isn't it?" - Stereo Goes Stellar - Blow Me A Holloway)
To: LibWhacker
This is not a bad plan, but it is a partial plan and should be done by private induatry. However, it is illegal for private industry to do this even though Gummint will never do any serious space development. This situation can be rectified by repealing the Treaty.
18 posted on
01/24/2007 4:28:05 PM PST by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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