On Jan 8, 10:56*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:
On Jan 8, 5:41*am, "John F. Eldredge" wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:49:54 -0800, bob haller wrote:
initial efforts will be moving a small asteroid, that wouldnt be a
danger even if it did get out of control.....

Define "small" and "wouldn't be a danger". *Even if the rock in question
was small enough that it would only endanger a single building if it hit
Earth (which means that you are talking about something about baseball
sized), the resulting lawsuits and bad publicity would probably kill any
further development of the concept.

and what if a asteroid comes along and hits our planet. proof of
concept, moving asteroids is very important.

Which part of "every asteroid is of different mass and composition, so
'proof of concept' with things that aren't what the concept is are
useless" is it that keeps escaping your notice?



and to the hazards of deep space radiation, the news it can cause
dimentia is news to me. up to now it was more about long term cancer
risks...

obviously the shorter the exposure time the less risks overall

Almost everything is news to you, Bobbert, and it's news over and over
and over again, given your mayfly-like memory. *Perhaps you should go
read up on just how little shielding is required to solve this
'problem'.

--
"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the
*truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *-- Thomas Jefferson

Well with ZERO experience moving a asteroid all you have are theories:
( and the dimentia risk appeared to be news to nasa, they may have
known but never made it public knowledge earlier