December 30, 2009

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  Wormwood Anyone?

  Maybe the Russians will be our hero….

     Bee

  Russian Spacecraft to Knockout Asteroid

  “MOSCOW – Russia’s space chief said Wednesday his agency will consider
  sending a spacecraft to a large asteroid to knock it off its path and
  prevent a possible collision with Earth. 
  

  Anatoly Perminov said the space agency will hold a meeting soon to assess a mission to Apophis, telling Golos Rossii radio that it would invite NASA, the European Space Agency, the Chinese space agency and others to join the project once it is finalized.

  When
  the 270-meter (885-foot) asteroid was first discovered in 2004,
  astronomers estimated the chances of it smashing into Earth in its
  first flyby in 2029 were as high as 1-in-37.”

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_asteroid_encounter
  

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