Re: They're Here.... (was: AstroAlert: Mystery Object)

From: spike66 (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Tue Sep 10 2002 - 22:08:40 MDT


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>> Some of you folks may like this... A 50 day orbit...
>> If it turns out to be a small asteroid orbiting the Earth,
>> I wonder how much effort would be required to move it into
>> a closer orbit? Bradbury
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> "Dibs!" Harvey Newstrom...

Dibs schmibs. If it is an asteroid that close in, it is worth a cool
fortune and belongs to the first one to get there with the wherewithal
to enforce her claims of ownership. Man, that is an exciting
possibility. Think of what we could we do with a biggie object
free from any gravity well and only a week out with current
rocket technology. spike



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