The B612 Foundation is an organisation that has been founded with the aim of significantly altering the orbit of an asteroid in a controlled manner by 2015. Check out their website here:

http://www.b612foundation.org/

So what do you all think? Can this technology work?

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Metal Detecting

I say it's a good idea. I've read the entire Proposed Solution and was impressed. NEAs do pose a serious threat to the Earth, so I'm glad that there are ideas like this.

"Can this technology work?" Guess that would depend on the technology and the funding that would be available for the missions. Another factor is the possibility that the asteroid (headed towards Earth) might have a rotational rate that is too high for any successful docking or attachment to happen.

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The big issue though is if they alter the course of an asteroid, are the projections of it's future orbit accurate enough to prevent it from creating additional problems such as stirring up additional asteroids? If the altered course ends up causing it to send others towards Earth through collisions or gravitational tugs in the asteroid belt, it could ultimately end up creating more problems than it solves.

Besides, that Russian astologist who sued NASA over Deep Impact would probably sue because it messed her karma up again. LOL.

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To truly explore, one must keep an open mind...

The big issue though is if they alter the course of an asteroid, are the projections of it's future orbit accurate enough to prevent it from creating additional problems such as stirring up additional asteroids? If the altered course ends up causing it to send others towards Earth through collisions or gravitational tugs in the asteroid belt, it could ultimately end up creating more problems than it solves.

Besides, that Russian astologist who sued NASA over Deep Impact would probably sue because it messed her karma up again. LOL.

Hmm, yea you're right. In the proposal there's mention of how some asteroids have weak structural strength and are referred to as rubble piles. So if they break up you get even more of them. They also say that they would deflect the asteroid in a controlled manner, but your guess is as good as mine as to where they end up after that.

That astrologist would probly go nuts if she found out about this.

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Maybe we can move 2004 MN4.

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