Comments on: Ivan to Launch Asteroid Destroyer http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Sat, 26 May 2012 06:20:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A. Nonymous http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-192011 A. Nonymous Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:25:52 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-192011 Don't forget to bring your "combination Roooshin phrase book and New Testament Bible" to the Cosmodrome... Don’t forget to bring your “combination Roooshin phrase book and New Testament Bible” to the Cosmodrome…

]]> By: Jean D http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-192008 Jean D Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:00:20 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-192008 You know, there is a definite connection with SG-1 here. Astronomers David J Tholen and Roy A Tucker, co-discoverers of the asteroid then known as 2004 MN4 are reportedly fans of the serie and as discoverers, had naming rights on it. You know, there is a definite connection with SG-1 here. Astronomers David J Tholen and Roy A Tucker, co-discoverers of the asteroid then known as 2004 MN4 are reportedly fans of the serie and as discoverers, had naming rights on it.

]]> By: Jean D http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-192006 Jean D Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:51:08 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-192006 It is .27km across, you may be confusing the size of the "keyhole" it ought to pass into to hit Earth in 2036. To quote Neil deGrasse Tyson when answering the question "But what if you deflect it accidentally INTO the Keyhole?" he replied "That would be BAD, that would be REALLY BAD. I think I could say you would be VERY unpopular!!!" The Russians may have the rockets, but that's about all they have. And it's the very point of their appeal to the US and International community. They don't have the astrophysicists, they don't have the computing power but above all, they don't have Arecibo, the giant radar needed to determine precicely the mass of the sucker if you want to hope to budge it in any direction, good or bad, but with better odds on a good one. Nor do they have the mission allready planned to put a transponder on the rock to follow exactly its trajectory. Sure, they want the help from the US! They simply just can't do it without a great deal of help from the US. It is .27km across, you may be confusing the size of the “keyhole” it ought to pass into to hit Earth in 2036. To quote Neil deGrasse Tyson when answering the question “But what if you deflect it accidentally INTO the Keyhole?” he replied “That would be BAD, that would be REALLY BAD. I think I could say you would be VERY unpopular!!!”

The Russians may have the rockets, but that’s about all they have. And it’s the very point of their appeal to the US and International community. They don’t have the astrophysicists, they don’t have the computing power but above all, they don’t have Arecibo, the giant radar needed to determine precicely the mass of the sucker if you want to hope to budge it in any direction, good or bad, but with better odds on a good one. Nor do they have the mission allready planned to put a transponder on the rock to follow exactly its trajectory. Sure, they want the help from the US! They simply just can’t do it without a great deal of help from the US.

]]> By: A. Nonymous http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-191956 A. Nonymous Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:15:33 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-191956 If you're going to refer to Russians as 'Ivan' you'll need to call Yakov Smirnov in Branson so that he can give you an appropriate "In my country..." joke to suit the anti-asteroid mission. And I hope they're planning to use conventional explosives instead of nukes. As long as you're renting all of the old asteroid movies, you should probably rent "Space Cowboys" as well to cover the rogue Russian space nuke plot line. If you’re going to refer to Russians as ‘Ivan’ you’ll need to call Yakov Smirnov in Branson so that he can give you an appropriate “In my country…” joke to suit the anti-asteroid mission. And I hope they’re planning to use conventional explosives instead of nukes. As long as you’re renting all of the old asteroid movies, you should probably rent “Space Cowboys” as well to cover the rogue Russian space nuke plot line.

]]> By: Joe http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-191927 Joe Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:13:21 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-191927 To be fair, the Torino Scale is a probability. It's not "not going to hit us", it's a "pretty sure it's not going to hit us"... When "it" is a rock 2/3 of a kilometre across that would deliver something along the lines of 6 gigatonnes if it hit us, then, even at odds of 250,000 to one, I'me prepared to see someone go and poke it out of the way a bit.... To be fair, the Torino Scale is a probability. It’s not “not going to hit us”, it’s a “pretty sure it’s not going to hit us”…

When “it” is a rock 2/3 of a kilometre across that would deliver something along the lines of 6 gigatonnes if it hit us, then, even at odds of 250,000 to one, I’me prepared to see someone go and poke it out of the way a bit.…

]]> By: CDLXVI http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-191916 CDLXVI Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:49:12 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-191916 no no no what if the Russians simply want to "push it" in a new direction or, the Rock explodes, with shrapnel angled in a certain direction whats the damage from a 10 meter cubed rock impact on Earth? x100 whatabout a 100 meter sized? x10 or 1Kilometer ? x?? get the idea? you guys are such linear thinkers- pah! no no no

what if the Russians simply want to “push it” in a new direction

or, the Rock explodes, with shrapnel angled in a certain direction

whats the damage from a 10 meter cubed rock impact on Earth? x100
whatabout a 100 meter sized? x10
or 1Kilometer ? x??

get the idea?

you guys are such linear thinkers– pah!

]]> By: Valcan http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-191913 Valcan Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:42:19 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-191913 Yea and the entire planet is trying to bankrupt itself to fight climate change because people are being pushed into radical directrions with both economicly distructive ends and a far more authoritative governmental structure. Also guess who gets hurt most by these idea...the poor. Meanwhile the people pushing the idea have already invested in the companies or areas they have pushed to expand and spend money. Ahh the fresh smell of rotten politics. Yea and the entire planet is trying to bankrupt itself to fight climate change because people are being pushed into radical directrions with both economicly distructive ends and a far more authoritative governmental structure. Also guess who gets hurt most by these idea…the poor.

Meanwhile the people pushing the idea have already invested in the companies or areas they have pushed to expand and spend money.

Ahh the fresh smell of rotten politics.

]]> By: canadaguy http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-191896 canadaguy Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:23:51 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-191896 Yes, asteroids are a serious threat, and we should keep an eye on them. But this is a very tiny possibility for the near future. Climate change is a real threat and impacting us now. <a href="http://bit.ly/7swxvq" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/7swxvq</a> Yes, asteroids are a serious threat, and we should keep an eye on them. But this is a very tiny possibility for the near future. Climate change is a real threat and impacting us now.

http://bit.ly/7swxvq

]]> By: Cannon Fodder http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-191890 Cannon Fodder Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:35:10 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-191890 Which one? The two that were scrapped or the one that flew one mission and then was buried in it's hanger? Which one? The two that were scrapped or the one that flew one mission and then was buried in it’s hanger?

]]> By: Anthony http://defensetech.org/2009/12/30/ivan-to-launch-asteroid-destroyer/#comment-191882 Anthony Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:47:36 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5324#comment-191882 Maybe their ICBM will just hit the asteroid with a handle of vodka, and the rock will be so wasted itll wander off into Jupiter or fall asleep and wake up in a different solar system with a bad headache Lol Maybe their ICBM will just hit the asteroid with a handle of vodka, and the rock will be so wasted itll wander off into Jupiter or fall asleep and wake up in a different solar system with a bad headache

Lol

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