Canadian mini-satellite promises to detect Earth-destroying asteroids
By Donald Melanson 
posted June 27th 2008 4:54PM
posted June 27th 2008 4:54PM
It's hardly the only project out there that's aiming to detect asteroids on a collision course with Earth before it's too late, but this effort backed by Defence Research Development Canada and the Canadian Space Agency does take a slightly different tact than most and, despite appearances above, it's apparently actually close to a launch. Dubbed the NEOSSat, the suitcase-sized satellite packs a 15-centimeter diameter telescope that's able to look for objects near the sun (something impossible to do from Earth), and it'll reportedly be able to stay in orbit around Earth for at least five years using no more power than a 60-watt light bulb. If all goes as planned, the satellite will hitch a ride into space sometime in 2010, when it'll take part in NASA's efforts to find 90 percent of the 95,000 near-Earth "space rocks" that are at least 140 meters in diameter before 2020.
[Via Slashdot, image courtesy of NEOSSat]
[Via Slashdot, image courtesy of NEOSSat]
Step 1. Build giant camera.
Step 2. Attach giant rocket.
Step 3........
Step 4. Save Earth!
I'd hardly call suitcase-sized a "giant".
I hope it works.
Why?
Wwho
where?
Wwhen
which?
W00t
that looks like a one time use camera from Kodak.
Canadian Space Agency? Shut your fucking face uncle fucker!
(you're a fucker, yes it's true. nobody fucks uncles quite like you!)
oh yay for the canadians!!
spain is going to win!
Do you fear Death-aaa? Mr. Jones
Great, our lives are now in the hands of Spongebob Squarepants.
Soon the world will be much more silent, evolution will pass by our eyes in a link of a millisecond. Governments and high ranking idiots will be staffed in tunnels and cities built since 1940;s deep down in the earth , some up to 10 miles in depth. Thus will ensure the survival of government and loss of civilian life. Seems they always want to save their own necks huh?
After the events and the sky's have cleared they will establish a new one world government. You think it is bad now, wait till this event. This is what they are waiting for. Once 2/3rds of the population is gone it will be much easier to control the remaining surface dwellers.This is an elliptical planet of extraterrestrial origin,best hold your seat, cause Kansas is going bye bye.Think Bush said i best with "I know humans and fish can co exist"
Most think that is a joke? to him it is a very sick joke of reality.