Sunday, February 24, 2013

How Can The Great Russian Meteor of 2013 (February 18, 2013) Be Avoided In The Future?

This link gives a possible solution:  http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130221.html

A Gravitational Tractor
See Explanation.  Clicking on the picture will download 
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One possibility is a massive spacecraft that uses gravity as a towline as illustrated in this artist's vision of a gravitational tractor in action.

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