On Mar 22, 10:00*am, wrote:
I have mixed feelings about this venture.
Man can sometimes/manytimes make things worse,
such as starting stupid unnecessary wars.
Can't we learn from some of our [big] mistakes?

Shouldn't we spend time trying [practicing] to Divert asteroids,
not trying to do this -
smashing into it, just to see what's inside?

http://www.space.com/20341-asteroid-...raft-2022.html

marc

There's no such thing as zero risk. There are viable alternatives w/
risk, as to otherwise just sitting here and hoping for the best.

Asteroid diverting should not be all that insurmountable, as long as
its final approach is not too nearby to start off with.