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The spacecraft has to be smart enough on its own to observe the comet, determine whether it's headed in the right direction, if not, make its own course correction, and then fire its thrusters to achieve that course correction. - Don Yeomans Quotes

The spacecraft has to be smart enough on its own to observe the comet, determine whether it's headed in the right direction, if not, make its own course correction, and then fire its thrusters to achieve that course correction.

Anything below 30 meters [100 feet in diameter] wouldn't cause any damage. - Don Yeomans Quotes

Anything below 30 meters [100 feet in diameter] wouldn't cause any damage.

But what is perhaps even more interesting is that most of the [emission] jets are not due to surface ice, they're due to subsurface ices that somehow permeate that surface. - Don Yeomans Quotes

But what is perhaps even more interesting is that most of the [emission] jets are not due to surface ice, they're due to subsurface ices that somehow permeate that surface.

Sometimes, when the fragments break off, they flare up temporarily, but it usually doesn't last very long. - Don Yeomans Quotes

Sometimes, when the fragments break off, they flare up temporarily, but it usually doesn't last very long.

It looks as though some of the fragments are themselves forming their own sub-fragments. - Don Yeomans Quotes

It looks as though some of the fragments are themselves forming their own sub-fragments.

They could be the watering holes and fuel stations for future interplanetary exploration. - Don Yeomans Quotes

They could be the watering holes and fuel stations for future interplanetary exploration.

It's not gonna knock your socks off, and it certainly won't be the brightest object in the sky, but it'll be easily observable with the naked eye . - Don Yeomans Quotes

It's not gonna knock your socks off, and it certainly won't be the brightest object in the sky, but it'll be easily observable with the naked eye .

There's a certain amount of nervousness at present. ... It's a harsh environment out there and this is not easy. We don't really know what to expect, frankly. ... It could be anything from a crater the size of a football stadium to something that's far more modest. Or the spacecraft could simply bury itself into the comet. - Don Yeomans Quotes

There's a certain amount of nervousness at present. ... It's a harsh environment out there and this is not easy. We don't really know what to expect, frankly. ... It could be anything from a crater the size of a football stadium to something that's far more modest. Or the spacecraft could simply bury itself into the comet.

It's an interesting object and it's raised some interesting issues, but a worrisome threat? No. We've got plenty of time. - Don Yeomans Quotes

It's an interesting object and it's raised some interesting issues, but a worrisome threat? No. We've got plenty of time.

Comets are far more than an intellectual interest. These things affect us, and may have even enabled us [to exist]. - Don Yeomans Quotes

Comets are far more than an intellectual interest. These things affect us, and may have even enabled us [to exist].

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