Moon Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Karell Ste-Marie"
wrote:
> Actually,
>
> This brings me to an interesting subject,

I'm unclear if you're referring to something that someone wrote (if
so you clipped the reference) or this is a new thought.

>
> Once you have the power to go to an asteroid then you may also
have the
> power to move it,
>
> Ever seen starship troopers?

There's many a slip betwixt cup and lip. In principle you're
correct. The technology that gets you to the asteroid can be used to
move the asteroid, however the scale of the two operations is not
comparable. Look at the KE required to move a million ton asteroid
and the delta-V that'll be required.

TangoMan