As mentioned by Blackstar, part 2 will be on April 10th at 2 pm:http://science.house.gov/hearing/full-committee-hearing-threats-space-review-non-us-government-efforts-track-and-mitigate
...he's the only person who has actually used a kinetic impactor to smack a primitive body.
I used to be able to convert streams like this to MP3s with the VLC media player, but that no longer seems to work. Does anybody know how to make a copy that I can listen to off line?
Part II of the hearing on the thread from asteroids and meteors is now archived here:
Quote from: yg1968 on 04/12/2013 12:13 amPart II of the hearing on the thread from asteroids and meteors is now archived here:There was apparently a point where a congressman asked all three presenters about the asteroid retrieval mission, got succinct answers, and then yielded his time back to the chair. The comments are probably worth repeating here.
Quote from: Blackstar on 04/14/2013 05:34 amQuote from: yg1968 on 04/12/2013 12:13 amPart II of the hearing on the thread from asteroids and meteors is now archived here:There was apparently a point where a congressman asked all three presenters about the asteroid retrieval mission, got succinct answers, and then yielded his time back to the chair. The comments are probably worth repeating here.Can you give a sentence or two summary?
Quote from: Robotbeat on 04/14/2013 05:37 amQuote from: Blackstar on 04/14/2013 05:34 amQuote from: yg1968 on 04/12/2013 12:13 amPart II of the hearing on the thread from asteroids and meteors is now archived here:There was apparently a point where a congressman asked all three presenters about the asteroid retrieval mission, got succinct answers, and then yielded his time back to the chair. The comments are probably worth repeating here.Can you give a sentence or two summary?Rough summary:Q: Did you have any input into the development and selection of this mission?A: No.(Apparently all three of them were asked the same question and answered the same way.)