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Originally posted by jazzgul
reply to post by RadicalRebel
You might be onto something.
The same news source - Space.com - reports now that United Nations Is Reviewing Asteroid Impact Threat.
By coincidence the talks were scheduled for the same time as the russian meteor impact has happened.
Coincidence?
edit on 19-2-2013 by jazzgul because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by violet
The Lifeboat foundation with Existential Risk Programs for protecting Earth
Then you haven't been paying attention.
I dont think the orbital information for the object in russia is know, and at tbe very least hasnt been released,
You know nothing about it yet you feel free to speculate? Yes. Much larger and more massive than the Russian meteor.
Im not familiar with the specs for da14, does it still hold true with the revised data recently released increasing its mass
What is not true? As I said in that thread, the only example of existant technology you provided is the Deep Impact probe. If you read and understood those articles you would see that. You would also see that the Deep Impact probe would be pretty useless in trying to do something to an asteroid. Neither the solar sail concepts or the t-GT spacecraft exist. There have been a couple of proof of concept (and very small) solar sails launched and NASA will be launching the largest one yet next year (38 meters) but even that one is far too small to do much to an asteroid, even one as small as DA14. All of the concepts require long periods of time (years) to be effective. The existence of DA14 has been known for one year.
No that is not true. The few links in this thread show tech for dealing with threats still in space as well as the links i posted in THIS THREAD
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by RadicalRebel
Then you haven't been paying attention.
I dont think the orbital information for the object in russia is know, and at tbe very least hasnt been released,
You know nothing about it yet you feel free to speculate? Yes. Much larger and more massive than the Russian meteor.
Im not familiar with the specs for da14, does it still hold true with the revised data recently released increasing its mass
What is not true? As I said in that thread, the only example of existant technology you provided is the Deep Impact probe. If you read and understood those articles you would see that. You would also see that the Deep Impact probe would be pretty useless in trying to do something to an asteroid. Neither the solar sail concepts or the t-GT spacecraft exist. There have been a couple of proof of concept (and very small) solar sails launched and NASA will be launching the largest one yet next year (38 meters) but even that one is far too small to do much to an asteroid, even one as small as DA14. All of the concepts require long periods of time (years) to be effective. The existence of DA14 has been known for one year.
No that is not true. The few links in this thread show tech for dealing with threats still in space as well as the links i posted in THIS THREADedit on 2/19/2013 by Phage because: (no reason given)
A direct hit. You mean as opposed to missing? It sort of has to be one or the other. As pointed out, there are many "direct hits" every day. The fact that it came from the direction of the Sun indicates that it was not known to exist before impact. Think about the difficulty of seeing a tiny object coming from the direction of the Sun.
even lends support to my "theory" that it was know about and judging from the pic it was obviously a direct hit (or at least close enough in astronomical terms)
Oh. So DA14 didn't exist? Or the astronomers in Spain who discovered it last year and the other independent observers were all in on the nefarious plot?
I definitely think now that DA14 was a distraction to keeps eyes off the object that hit us.
Speculation from a point of ignorance is pointless.
Yes, of course i feel free to speculate! Without speculation there is no education
And you only demonstrate your ignorance about those two examples and no evidence that the t-GT spacecraft is anything but a concept.
As for the tech...you have agreed that 2 of three examples i linked to exist and still only provide heresay in denial of the t-GT spacecraft.
A direct hit. You mean as opposed to missing? It sort of has to be one or the other. As pointed out, there are many "direct hits" every day. The fact that it came from the direction of the Sun indicates that it was not known to exist before impact. Think about the difficulty of seeing a tiny object coming from the direction of the Sun.
Oh. So DA14 didn't exist? Or the astronomers in Spain who discovered it last year and the other independent observers were all in on the nefarious plot?
Speculation from a point of ignorance is pointless.
And you only demonstrate your ignorance about those two examples and no evidence that the t-GT spacecraft is anything but a concept.
Originally posted by rocklobster1
I think the title being quoted is s bit sensational.
Wont be Last surprise attack: come on.
What a joke.
Someone who thinks there is something unusual about recent fireball activity?
Many...yes, many with this type of impact, who is being ignorant now?
I was trying to understand your point. I still don't. How could DA14 have been a "diversion"? If no one knew the Russian meteor being sent to hit Russia, what's the point of a diversion?
Where did say it didnt exist?
By definition ignorance is not knowing the facts.
BIG difference between ignorance, and simply not knowing all the facts....
Not according to the article you linked.
Dont most things start out as a concept? concidering this was in the concept phase 12 years ago i would be willing to bet it has evolved.
There was evidence that they were under development and being built. Not much in the way of details though. Don't you remember the "F-19" in the 1980s?
How long were stealth fighters and bombers hidden from the public eye before they were common knowledge, and that is only one example!
Originally posted by rocklobster1
reply to post by RadicalRebel
Thank you for the reply.
I think most mature grown adults will take it for what it is.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by RadicalRebel
Someone who thinks there is something unusual about recent fireball activity?
typo...Many...yes, many with this type of impact,
was intended to read like this...
Many...yes, many with this type of impact?
and i have already stated several times that i never said there was anything unusual about the recent fireball activity...please try to keep up if your gonna debate this im tired of running circles, my idea here is NOT based on any peculiarity reguarding the amount or type meteorites and asteroids.
I was trying to understand your point. I still don't. How could DA14 have been a "diversion"? If no one knew the Russian meteor being sent to hit Russia, what's the point of a diversion?
I know you dont, the point of a diversion is to prevent people from seeing anything but. someone knew about it...you mean to tell me all those satellites around the sun and we missed this one? not to mention the nice tidy little picture you provided, not sure about that but ok ill play along...
By definition ignorance is not knowing the facts.
Oh so you are really reading, why then do we keep going in circles?
Not according to the article you linked.
which article? i linked several please show me, perhaps i missed that
There was evidence that they were under development and being built. Not much in the way of details though. Don't you remember the "F-19" in the 1980s?
the lack of information does not preclude its lack existance. Im sure our military and governments have learned from the mistakes of thier past and thier information is more secure than it ever was in the 70's or 80's or even the 90's....