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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: prometheus on November 01, 2005, 04:06:41 pm

Title: 99942 Apophis
Post by: prometheus on November 01, 2005, 04:06:41 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/31/nasa_has_a_plan/

Interesting stuff...   Whatever their plan is, I hope it's a good one...

Title: Re: 99942 Apophis
Post by: Stormbringer on November 01, 2005, 05:10:23 pm

NASA has decided not to try to deflect it as of now. they will reconsider if there is cause to do so.

Title: Re: 99942 Apophis
Post by: FMMonty on November 01, 2005, 05:22:06 pm

We should check to see if it is going to land anywhere interesting before we deflect it.  I'd love to get some film footage of a large colission, it might just free up a decent amount of money for space projects :)

Title: Re: 99942 Apophis
Post by: prometheus on November 02, 2005, 04:06:38 am

Quote from: Stormbringer on November 01, 2005, 05:10:23 pm

NASA has decided not to try to deflect it as of now. they will reconsider if there is cause to do so.

I'd read that they are going to attach a transponder to it as it passes close to Earth in 2019, allowing them to closely monitor it's trajectory and delta v...  This will let them know if they have to make a deflection attempt, which would have to be decided on by 2021 to give them time to organize a mission...