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Originally posted by Vasa Croe
Not really seeing any huge asteroid impacts so not sure ONE counts as a sudden ramp up in asteroids hitting Earth. Who has two thumbs and isn't really worried about this thread? This Guy
Originally posted by SayonaraJupiter
So, what did you think of von Braun's theory?
Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by SayonaraJupiter
And yet again, and again, and again,
Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by SayonaraJupiter
Asteroids aren't "just now ramping up" in the media. I can remember when I was a kid hearing about asteroids that were going to be close, and how hard they were working trying to find those "killer" asteroids. Asteroids have been in the media for decades, and have been hunted since we developed telescopes almost.
"However, as a practical matter, any claims based on free access or nonsovereignty obligations will not even arise unless two nations are both targeting the same asteroid or same area of a celestial body for exploration," Schaefer said.
In sum, Schaefer said that there are "no definitive, significant legal barriers" to an asteroid-capture mission at this stage of space exploration.
"Additionally, the space treaties liability provisions refer to 'space objects' and 'launching of a space object' and an asteroid that has been moved does not fit comfortably within those terms," Schaefer said. Thus, the specific liability rules of the space treaty might not apply at all, he added, so general international law may come into play.
Article VI of the OST stipulates that as a signatory, the United States bears international responsibility for its national activities in outer space, including operations on or around the moon and other celestial bodies, Listner said, "whether such activities are carried on by governmental agencies or by nongovernmental entities."
As far as the "oops" factor goes, Listner said that the maxim of expecting the unexpected should be heeded. The possibility exists that attempting to place an asteroid into an orbit close to Earth or around the moon could lead to some unforeseen consequences, he said. For example, the space rock could be jostled out of orbit and interfere with satellites in the geosynchronous belt, or, even worse, head toward Earth and cause damage on the planet's surface.
"The OST at present is a paper tiger with no teeth and little interest in dental implants that would allow substantive answers to pressing legal questions and answers, such as those presented by plans for asteroid mining and potential retrieval for a near-Earth trajectory," Robinson said.
For readers interested in more information regarding space law, go to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs:
www.unoosa.org...
Originally posted by freelance_zenarchist
That Life magazine cover you posted is a fake. The real one doesn't have the text about the asteroids and E.T.'s.
How will Russia defend the Earth from asteroids?
August 30, 2013 Andrei Kislyakov, specially for RIR
Russian researchers have been developing systems to gather data on the most dangerous threats to the planet and to destroy them, if need be. Yet a specific strategy for neutralizing space threats is still to be developed. Source indrus.in...
According to the general director of the Planetary Defense Center, Anatoly Zaitsev, the “Citadel” International Planetary Defense System — a project presented in March 2013 — should incorporate two or three observer spaceships, reconnaissance satellites to identify asteroid parameters and trajectories, and interceptor satellites capable of destroying an asteroid or changing its trajectory.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Several NASA officials will update media Wednesday, Sept. 11, about the agency's progress on a proposed mission to find, capture, redirect and visit a near-Earth asteroid. Source www.sys-con.com...
The participants of the teleconference also are members of a Space 2013 panel, "NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission," which will air on NASA Television beginning at noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT) Wednesday. same source
PASADENA, Calif. - Ground controllers have been unable to communicate with NASA's long-lived Deep Impact spacecraft. Last communication with the spacecraft was on Aug. 8, 2013. Deep Impact mission controllers will continue to uplink commands in an attempt to reestablish communications with the spacecraft. Source www.jpl.nasa.gov...
Zaphod58
reply to post by SayonaraJupiter
Do you even bother to read or do you just grab headlines and run. Deep Impact was designed to rendevous with comet Temple and then end the mission. It worked better than planned so they extended it. But since it now failed that plays right into your hands right.