Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid - Yahoo! News
Notice this piece from the article:
"While Apophis is almost certainly not a problem, I am encouraged that the Russian science community is willing to study the various deflection options that would be available in the event of a future Earth threatening encounter by an asteroid," Yeomans said in an e-mail Wednesday.
So I take it we're going to sit back, relax, and let the Russians handle all of the world's future asteroid-collison needs?
Notice this piece from the article:
"While Apophis is almost certainly not a problem, I am encouraged that the Russian science community is willing to study the various deflection options that would be available in the event of a future Earth threatening encounter by an asteroid," Yeomans said in an e-mail Wednesday.
So I take it we're going to sit back, relax, and let the Russians handle all of the world's future asteroid-collison needs?
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