Re:Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid–But There’...
by andrewflnr on Friday December 23, 2016 @06:22PM
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There's no guarantee they won't interfere with and nullify each other. For instance, one team lands a big ion thruster on the rocket to push it out of the way. The next detonates a nuke next to it. They screwed up the positioning so it didn't deflect the asteroid enough, but did wreck the ion engine. Oops.
At the very least you need some communication between the "competing teams".
At the very least you need some communication between the "competing teams".