Scott Manley did a great video explaining how easily we could redirect it if we found out it was going to hit the earth. We have multiple launch vehicles that can launch a mass at sufficient velocity to nudge it the small amount we need.
That was his main concern. Like if we find out it’s going to hit central Africa would other nations even bother stopping it when it will be a localized event?
Scott Manley did a great video explaining how easily we could redirect it if we found out it was going to hit the earth. We have multiple launch vehicles that can launch a mass at sufficient velocity to nudge it the small amount we need.
Fly safe.
But who’s going to pay for it? Not MY tax dollars!
That was his main concern. Like if we find out it’s going to hit central Africa would other nations even bother stopping it when it will be a localized event?
But mah copper!?
Edit: nevermind, they’ll probably justify doing nothing by saying it will create jobs and opportunities.
Plot twist the asteroid is made of copper.
Vibranium, duh. They should pay us for not divering the asteroid.
Maybe we can finance it with a brand deal or something, who’s Aerosmith’s record label?
Wait…
We don’t even need to land, drill into the center, drop a nuke and leave behind an American oil driller to detonate it?
I’ll be AJ! Liv Tyler was the main thing from that movie that stuck in my 13 year old brain.
I was disappointed about that, too
I say we still do it, for good luck
I’ve seen Don’t Look Up. Having the technology to carry out a mission like that is the easy part.