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Space rock 'on collision course'
BBC ^
| 2002-07-23
| Dr David Whitehouse
Posted on 07/23/2002 7:00:00 PM PDT by Lorenb420
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:00:00 PM PDT
by
Lorenb420
To: Lorenb420
Time to send a probe to check out the satelite. If feasable, we should alter its path so that it hits the sun. A few kilotons at the right place should do this.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:04:00 PM PDT
by
rmlew
To: Lorenb420
2019?
I guess it's never too soon to start panicking.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:06:57 PM PDT
by
07055
To: Lorenb420
That does it. I'm moving.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:09:09 PM PDT
by
gitmo
To: rmlew
Ah Man!!!!! Im gonna go buy a Ferrari !!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:09:25 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
To: rmlew
Well, I think we oughta wait until 15 Jan 2019 and then send Bruce Willis and his crack team of miners up to blow it up.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:10:20 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
To: Lorenb420
Its probably already being called "The Bush Rock" in some circles.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:10:38 PM PDT
by
meyer
To: rmlew
So what makes you think that, on some lonely night in 2019, it won't smack into the back side of the moon?
Screaming "Earth Killer! Earth Killer!" is a cry for money, dontcha know.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:10:46 PM PDT
by
patton
To: Lorenb420
A preliminary orbit suggests that 2002 NT7 is on an impact course with Earth on 1 February 2019, although the uncertainties are large. Looks like 2018 is the year to max out your credit cards.
To: Lorenb420
I knew this would happen dammit,the same year I will retire and travel in the RV playing all those golf courses from Ca.to Fl.
Damn the luck;)
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:12:47 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: Lorenb420
NASA has talked of doing 100-day human-class missions after the ISS is completed. This one would probably be high on their list to send some astronauts to. The timing is about right.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:12:50 PM PDT
by
Brett66
To: meyer
Its probably already being called "The Bush Rock" in some circles. Look closely at the image in the story. The asteroid is seriously over-size (the story says it is about 2km wide).
And, it's crashing into the Eastern seaboard of the US -- right about at Washington, DC.
I'm waiting for Ashcroft to declare this a message to/from a terrorist.
To: mdittmar
Cheat the solar system!
Retire a year early, and enjoy!
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:17:33 PM PDT
by
spoiler2
To: Lorenb420
The Mayans said it'd be 2012, so it may be 10 years.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:20:35 PM PDT
by
txhurl
To: spoiler2
Hey,upping the profit sharing to 20% tomorrow ,that should cover it.
Starting out at Pebble:)
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:22:41 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: Lorenb420
The
SITE HERE that covers Near Earth Events has all you would ever want to know about the math and science involved.
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posted on
07/23/2002 7:25:28 PM PDT
by
KC Burke
To: 07055
"I guess it's never too soon to start panicking."
Guess I'll be working till my last breath anyway, regardless of the stock market.
To: rmlew
No, we should send Jessie Jackson to negotiate with it.
To: *Space
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To: Lorenb420
"...cause global climate changes." Quick, launch AlBlow to intercept and destroy this Republican menace.
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