Re: (meteorobs) Asteroids TV program

• To: meteorobs <meteorobs@latrade.com>
• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Asteroids TV program
• From: Michael Boschat <andromed@atm.daldot ca>
• Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 19:13:02 -0400 (AST)
• In-Reply-To: <199801012256.RAA09320@mime4.prodigy.com>
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Last night on NBC they had a nice program on asteriod impacts and Earth,
they said that for a rocket with a nuclear device to deflect the asteroid
we would need a few months or years notice, and it would be impossible
to launch a rocket now if one was heading towards us.

 Why?  I'm sure the USSR and USA have rockets that could be put on standby
in case of a real problem and launched...with all our so-called
modern technology it could be done, or is it just talk?

Clear skies...
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