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Jeremy Singer

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NASA got some good pictures of impactor
« on: July 05, 2005, 05:09:53 am »
www.nasa.gov/mission_page...kipIntro=1

Movies and stills of collision of impactor with comet Tempel1

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Re: NASA got some good pictures of impactor
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2005, 07:05:05 am »
An amazing feat. This can be likened to hitting a bullet with a bullet over great distance. Kudos to NASA.

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Re: NASA got some good pictures of impactor
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2005, 10:06:47 am »
I really enjoy seeing NASA trot out spectacular achievements like this around the 4th of July. In 1997 it was the Mars Rover. It makes you feel good to be an American (not that it felt bad otherwise!!!....)
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Y'know, if the Cold War was still going on .......
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2005, 02:33:38 am »
....right now Krushchev would be banging away with that shoe, saying that HE was going to hit Halley's Comet AND make the eight ball in the corner pocket.

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From today's DEFRAG column in THE AUSTRALIAN newspaper
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2005, 01:37:28 am »
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Dear Defrag,

I've been following with interest NASA's recent project, which popped the proverbial cap into a comet's ass with a satellite simply programmed to collide with the brightest thing next to it. Apparently this experiment is set to unravel many mysteries of the universe's origin, but to me it proves that some of the people at NASA never kicked their university drug habits. I just want to know when this kind of service will be provided to the general public and what sort of things Defrag would be firing into a comet given the opportunity?

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Well Flano, we also followed with a keen eye this NASA project, as it seemed a much more interesting use of its funds than any of that space shuttle business. Don't they know that sending people into space is so 1961? Blowing up comets, on the other hand, now that's something we can all get behind and it has been explored rarely outside of movies starring Bruce Willis. From the tone of your email, we assume you don't buy NASA's claim that the Deep Impact probe served an important scientific purpose, but at least we now know for certain exactly how awesome blowing up comets is. As for what Defrag would like to fire into a comet, a couple of breakfast radio DJs spring to mind.

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Re: From today's DEFRAG column in THE AUSTRALIAN newspaper
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2005, 07:10:52 am »
Q: If they can hit a comet, does that mean they might be able to hit a thrusting ICBM (another bright object)?

A: Wouldn't you like to know, O Grand Ayatollah, or you, Kim Jong-Il?  

One guy who doesn't care to find out the hard way is Qaddaffi - the Great Communicator "communicated" that.


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