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Originally Posted by LightningGSX
It will give us data on the possibility of stopping a humanity-ending impact in the future, and there's no "IF" about it, an object somewhere IS on a collision course with earth.Even though I'll probably be long dead, the thought of a comet/asteroid hitting the earth,ending our legacy as humans and millions of years of progress, in the future doesn't sit well with me.I think $330 mil(a bargain compared to other NASA projects) is more than justified.And I think it's nice to know people at NASA think beyond their lifetimes.
BTW, Tempel 1 is a comet, not an asteroid.
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If it is such a serious project with valid merits, they should probably try to convey those aspects of it a little better when giving the press info. They made it sound like they were more interested in blowing shit up gaining useful knowledge. Of course I realize that isn't the sole goal of the project and I know what they are after in the end, however, I think considering the events of the last week, they could have made the benefits of the mission more obvious. Some of that is the media slant I am sure, but you get my point.
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