Yeah, but 17 is a bit smaller than a million.

"One in six million" that's the kind of figure they make up. Since they havn't got the data in yet, it's a completely meaningless figure.

Seventeen years would be enough time to get things sorted I'd guess, if they really got their act together. Most of the technology is there already.

The worry is, look at the bozos in charge, and your heart sinks. Both the politicians and the guys at NASA who have repeatedly screwed up on very much less important missions than this one would be. And unfortunately the Russians don't seem to be up for it these days.

They'll probably end up diverting it so it hits us when it wouldn't otherwise...