Computer Science – Learning
Scientific paper
Feb 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992ecai.confq..14h&link_type=abstract
Presented at the ECA Intercept Conference, Los Alamos, NM, 14-16 Jan. 1992
Computer Science
Learning
Asteroids, Earth Orbits, Interception, Nuclear Explosions, Detection, Earth (Planet)
Scientific paper
Nuclear explosives may be used to capture small asteroids (e.g., 20 to 50 meters in diameter) into bound orbits around the earth. The captured objects could be used for construction material for manned and unmanned activity in Earth orbit. Asteroids with small approach velocities, which are the ones most likely to have close approaches to the Earth, require the least energy for capture. They are particularly easy to capture if they pass within one Earth radius of the surface of the Earth. They could be intercepted with intercontinental missiles if the latter were retrofit with a more flexible guiding and homing capability. This asteroid capture-defense system could be implemented in a few years at low cost by using decommissioned ICMs. The economic value of even one captured asteroid is many times the initial investment. The asteroid capture system would be an essential part of the learning curve for dealing with larger asteroids that can hit the earth.
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