Would it be possible or feasible to harvest water from approaching comets?

Subject: Would it be possible or feasible to harvest water from approaching comets?

Date: Sat May 12 00:28:39 2001
Posted by Patrick
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: No school entered.
City: Irving State/Province: Texas Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 989641719.As

Message:


One of the vital necessities for moon colonization would be water. Would it be 
possible or even feasible to harvest the needed water from passing comets? 
Comets are made almost entirely of ice (water) and could be used as such a 
source. Could a missile with an explosive or even nuclear warhead be used to 
intercept and break up such a passing comet into manageable chunks?

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