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sumelar t1_iqxsgte wrote
Reply to comment by JagerBaBomb in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
It doesn't matter how good the math looks, you always test.
That's how we ended up with relativity. Classical physics works great at a human level, but it's wrong at the cosmic and quantum levels, and testing proved that.
sumelar t1_iqxs9jk wrote
Reply to comment by Fortune090 in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
Because if those high speeds aren't enough, what's your next plan?
sumelar t1_iqxs849 wrote
Reply to comment by Jeff5877 in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
Is that the film NASA uses as a training tool, for people to spot how many things it gets wrong?
sumelar t1_iqxrzbg wrote
Reply to comment by maxk95 in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
But what if it comes back?
sumelar t1_iqxtmoh wrote
Reply to comment by maxk95 in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace
But we can't just make garbage, everything gets recycled.