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8603103a":11ufh95b said:how about move the asteroid to a lagrange point and we will acheive lagrange colonization,this is our oppurnityto acheive space colonization.
SteveCNC":2co053q5 said:It might be a good one to drop a probe on to though since it will be nearby .
csmyth3025":3oc4cy62 said:SteveCNC":3oc4cy62 said:It might be a good one to drop a probe on to though since it will be nearby .
I'm guessing that even though apophis will be nearby in its close approaches to Earth, the delta-v needed to land a probe on it - or to closely orbit it - would be about the same as that needed to put that same probe in it's own (similar) orbit. I may be worng about this.
It might be useful to put an RTG powered beacon or, at least, a reflector on it to make it easier to track. The cost for such a limited-purpose mission might be prohibitive, though (about $140 million according to Wikipedia). Still, if the thing bangs into a space rock or an iceball big enough to just slightly change its orbit, it would be nice to know about it early on - just in case.
This brings up a question: How much of apophis's orbit are we actually able to track?
Chris
csmyth3025":1e39cdrt said:SteveCNC":1e39cdrt said:It might be a good one to drop a probe on to though since it will be nearby .
I'm guessing that even though apophis will be nearby in its close approaches to Earth, the delta-v needed to land a probe on it - or to closely orbit it - would be about the same as that needed to put that same probe in it's own (similar) orbit. I may be worng about this.
It might be useful to put an RTG powered beacon or, at least, a reflector on it to make it easier to track. The cost for such a limited-purpose mission might be prohibitive, though (about $140 million according to Wikipedia). Still, if the thing bangs into a space rock or an iceball big enough to just slightly change its orbit, it would be nice to know about it early on - just in case.
This brings up a question: How much of apophis's orbit are we actually able to track?
Chris
MeteorWayne":d4z74awg said:ROFL...a hundred year supply of food and water? Have you calculated the mass and cost????? :lol: :lol: :lol:
8603103a":2k44m6kz said:We will build a telescope,bio center and a small town over there,i prefer the town name is Celestia, which means the space town always face the space.But , we have to acheive some tech to permanently providing oxygen on there.Can someone figure out how to provide the gas permanently to the colony.
Yeah,some folks are really ignorant.Maybe China or Russia ( they are rushing up ) will make it first if america still does not develop more advanced tech.raptorborealis":59ayv9o8 said:When I read a thread like this, my first hope is that it is intended to be a joke.
Are people really this ignorant of the level of our space technology?
Hey folks, we still cross our fingers when an astronaut exits the ISS to fasten a bolt.