I am sure that we all have seen the disaster movies about the asteroid that hits earth and everything goes to sh!t……Sean Connery, Michael Beihn, on and on and on…..well guess what, sports fans……hoot!  Dare it is!

As being reported bt the AP:

Russia’s space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances of earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely.Anatoly Perminov told Golos Rossii radio the space agency would hold a meeting soon to assess a mission to Apophis. He said his agency might eventually invite NASA, the European Space Agency, the Chinese space agency and others to join the project.

When the 270-meter (885-foot) asteroid was first discovered in 2004, astronomers estimated its chances of smashing into Earth in its first flyby, in 2029, at 1-in-37.

Further studies have ruled out the possibility of an impact in 2029, when the asteroid is expected to come no closer than 18,300 miles (29,450 kilometers) from Earth’s surface, but they indicated a small possibility of a hit on subsequent encounters.

Scientists have long theorized about asteroid deflection strategies. Some have proposed sending a probe to circle around a dangerous asteroid to gradually change its trajectory. Others suggested sending a spacecraft to collide with the asteroid and alter its momentum, or hitting it with nuclear weapons.

Gee, what a good idea…..turn one object into many objects….I have scene this script before…..what are the chances that any impact on the asteroid will create a rain of debris?

Sorry to be a buzz kill….but this does not sound like the best idea….it may be the only idea….but I still think it could cause more problems than it solves…..Just a thought….