We’re Going to Jedi Mind-Meld With That Asteroid

Posted by Harvey on March 6, 2013 4:00 pm

Scientists are planning to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if they can knock it off course.

Sort of a space version of Obama handling the economy.

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5 Responses to “We’re Going to Jedi Mind-Meld With That Asteroid”

1. Oppo says:
   March 6th, 2013 at 4:20 pm

   Subtitles:

   Scientists Spend Millions In Effort To Confirm Newton’s Laws Affect Physical Objects

   “Pencil-Necks With Slide Rules, Equations, and Chalk Boards Can Totally Bite Us” Say Florida-Bound NASA Missle Men

2. Jimmy says:
   March 6th, 2013 at 4:26 pm

   The same NASA that failed to ensure their units matched the Europeans on that Mars mission?

   Great.

3. Writer says:
   March 6th, 2013 at 7:31 pm

   So thats why they ordered the pool table last year.

4. 4of7 says:
   March 7th, 2013 at 12:53 am

   Bacon to commenter NoEcho1 at the link:
   “It is important to note that the target Didymos is not an Earth-crossing asteroid…”

   … yet.

5. rodney dill says:
   March 7th, 2013 at 10:59 am

   Mind meld is OK… just so we don’t probe the rings around Uranus.

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