Planetary Defence Test

[jacksy]

In just under an hour the first test will have happened.

Incredible stuff from NASA.

[Bedford Roughyed]

 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Planetary defence system. Chuffing Nora. What do we need that for? The Cylons aren't gonna arrive for a few more years yet! 

[Tommygilf]

Space force!

[Tommygilf]

BBC News - Dimorphos: Nasa flies spacecraft into asteroid in direct hit

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63039191

[Henson Park Old Firm]

typical, now we are polluting space............ HAS ANYONE HEARD OF INTER GALATIC CLIMATE CHANGE!

[bobbruce]

2 hours ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

typical, now we are polluting space............ HAS ANYONE HEARD OF INTER GALATIC CLIMATE CHANGE!

We’ve been polluting space for years. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Did we ask them where the hidden rebel base is first?

[ckn]

2022 responds: "We're sorry to say that the test today has resulted in the asteroid diverting from a safe orbit into directly aiming at Earth, it'll be here in a couple of weeks"

[DavidM]

Awesome . Pity we couldn’t crash Bruce Willis into it 

[graveyard johnny]

4 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Awesome . Pity we couldn’t crash Bruce Willis into it 

or even better - putin 

[JohnM]

On 27/09/2022 at 13:28, ckn said:

2022 responds: "We're sorry to say that the test today has resulted in the asteroid diverting from a safe orbit into directly aiming at Earth, it'll be here in a couple of weeks"

Not a couple of weeks. Wednesday 28th September at 2 pm to be precise.