Jul 8, 2021
Repurposed communications satellites could help save humanity from an asteroid impact
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: asteroid/comet impacts, existential risks, satellites
What do you do if you discover a big rock on a collision course with Earth and have very little time to take action?
Large telecommunication satellites used for TV broadcasting could be quickly and easily repurposed as anti-asteroid weapons according to European aerospace company Airbus.