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Space/Science » in reply to re: Asteroid Mathilde

The Space Tugboat idea of the B612 Foundation

LJK — 11/19/2004 2:56:39 PM (archived)

This group, formed in part by Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweikart, is promoting an idea to use a space tugboat to push away a threatening space rock. They want to test it on a non-threatening planetoid around 2015.

http://www.b612foundation.org/

http://www.msnbc.com/news/980685.asp?vts=101620031211&cp1=1

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The whole thread (8 posts)

There maybe a civilization-saving function for the JIMO propulsion system afterall! - Jacob Samorodin - 11/18/2004 7:44:52 PM
- JIMO type probe could be used to detect the Pioneer Anomaly - LJK - 11/20/2004 3:30:01 PM
- Yes, there is, but it involves laser ablative propulsion - E.P. Grondine - 11/19/2004 5:23:39 PM
- Flaw - phil - 11/19/2004 4:33:12 PM
  - Not really. - Jacob Samorodin - 11/20/2004 3:25:20 PM
- With the advantage of time, a lot of options become viable - Larry J - 11/18/2004 8:26:52 PM
  - re: Asteroid Mathilde - Raoul - 11/18/2004 8:44:46 PM
    - The Space Tugboat idea of the B612 Foundation - LJK - 11/19/2004 2:56:39 PM

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