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[NOTE: The above mention of "plane tickets" is a reference to Space Ship One, Paul Allen's personal escape vehicle inside which he plans to launch up to the Space Station and watch us all perish from the asteroid impact that he is responsible for us being not able to stop.]

"There has been no event like this in modern history…The 2029 event will be the closest brush by a good-sized asteroid known to occur. The rock will pass Earth inside the orbits of some satellites. No other asteroid has ever been clearly visible to the unaided eye. The asteroid is roughly estimated to be more than 1,000 feet (320 meters) wide…The rock, catalogued as 2004 MN4, was discovered last June. It was seen again in December, and for a time scientists said it had the highest odds of hitting Earth ever given to a space rock…This week, NASA scientists used new observations from the Arecibo Observatory to further pin down the track of 2004 MN4. On April 13, 2029, it will be about 22,600 miles (36,350 kilometers) from Earth's center. That is just below the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, which hover in fixed perches above the planet."

[NOTE: A revealing spin here, the writer minimizes the altitude of the Rock by measuring it "from Earth's center," rather than from the Earth's surface, so the Rock seems further away. But even at 22,600 miles, it is caught by gravity and pulled down on us. This is a transparent example of "damage control." It's written in cynical hopes that we won't catch the implications.]

"Of the 10 known closest asteroid flybys, 2004 MN4 is by far the largest object, said Steve Chesley of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory…2004 MN4 is expected to shine like a fast-moving star at magnitude 3.3…easily visible…the 323-day orbit of 2004 MN4 lies mostly within the orbit of Earth. The 2029 flyby will bend the rock's path and change the circumstances of later close passes to Earth. Were an asteroid the size of 2004 MN4 to hit Earth, it would cause local devastation and regional damage."

[NOTE: More unprecedented admissions: "flyby will bend the rock's path and change the circumstances" - what is left unsaid is that the astronomer witch doctors now agree that they can no longer pretend this Rock is going to pass us by.]

February 14, 2005:

Valentine's Day, and just as the U.S. Missile Defense program suffers it's third failed test in a row, and on the anniversary of NASA landing a space craft on the Eros (a/k/a "Love") asteroid in 2001, when Bill Gates was at the Hendrix museum in Seattle to announce that the new Windows, code named "Asteroid" while in development, will now be named "XP", meaning Experience, as in "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" - at this time and day, the world astronomical community is forced to admit that Electric Love "will come closer than the orbit of many satellites…close enough for its orbit to be directly affected by the Earth's gravity."

"Friday the 13th, 2029: Giant Asteroid Will Narrowly Miss Earth," claims The Independent newspaper of London, reporting, "A giant asteroid the size of three football pitches will make the closest flyby of Earth in recorded history for an object of its size, scientists said yesterday [Valentine's Day]. It will pass between the Earth and the Moon and will even come closer than the orbit of many telecommunications satellites, although astronomers insisted that there was little chance of a collision with the massive rock…due to make its closest approach to Earth…at about 10pm London time on Friday 13 April 2029…It will shine in the sky as a dim, fast-moving star - the first asteroid in modern times to be clearly visible from Earth without the aid of a telescope or binoculars…calculations of its orbit made by astronomers last Christmas Eve suggested that there was a one in 60 chance of it colliding with the Earth. However, within a week this was revised down to virtually zero probability of a collision. If it did collide it would cause an explosion equivalent to about 20 hydrogen bombs being detonated simultaneously, turning vast areas of land into desert or generating a giant tsunami if it landed in the ocean…

"It will pass our planet by the relative whisper of 36,000km (22,600 miles) - well within the orbit of geostationary satellites and about a tenth of the distance to the Moon. This is by far the largest of the top 10 closest asteroids recorded by astronomers. Professor Mark Bailey, director of the Armagh Observatory, said that…it would come close enough for its orbit to be directly affected by the Earth's gravity…'I think everyone is saying that it's going to miss. It'll pass so close though,' Professor Bailey said. 'It's like being on a train station platform and watching an express train go by three feet away.' he said.

"Steve Chesley, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said that asteroid 2004 MN4 was unusual because so much was known about its orbit before it makes its closest approach in 24 years' time. 'All the others in the top 10 were discovered during the close approach, whereas for 2004 MN4 the close approach is predicted well in advance," Dr Chesley said…the orbit of this one lies mostly within the orbit of the Earth, making further encounters likely."

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