Is it possible to land a person on a comet so he can catch a ride thru the solar system?

Answer 1

Well sure it is!!! You can even go first class if money is not an object for you. But if it is they have financial assistance available.
And occasionally they have standing room only tickets. make sure you wear a hat though, it's a fast ride and you wouldn't want your hair to get messed up.
I'm sure you'll have ever so much fun!! Enjoy!!!!!!

Answer 2

Perhaps ... but there's no point. I.e. if the purpose is to study the comet, then it's worthwhile, but not if the purpose is to hitch a ride ... we'd be better off just sending the craft directly.

Why? Because to be able to land a human safely on a comet, we would have to accelerate the craft to match the speed that the comet is traveling as it passes through the inner solar system. (This is not as important with an unmanned craft, where you can just let the comet hit it, and design it to survive the impact.) If you can accelerate a craft to that speed, then you don't need the comet to carry the craft through the solar system.

Answer 3

First, the human race doesn't have the capability to get someone on to a passing comet. We barely had the ability to get astronauts on the moon which is very very close to the earth(that is why the moon landings were so extraordinary). Those landings cost $25 billion(in 1970 dollars). We are thinking about going back to the moon, but it will be difficult(truly expensive). We want to accomplish more because we wish to prepare to go to Mars. Our society is working up reasons why a manned presence on Mars is needed to justify the monetary outlay. There is no economic reason to land on a comet for a ride through the solar system.

Answer 4

The Deep Impact mission showed that rendevous with a comet by an unmanned craft is possible. If the craft were manned, then she (yes, it could be a female; biologically, males are more expendable -- but you forget about gender and send whomever is best suited for the mission) could maneuver the craft once there.

Assuming that you arrive alive, have a way to tether yourself to the comet (any comet is way too small, gravitationally, to hold onto you), you have enough food and water for the next few months, have a suit that will protect you from radiation and high speed cosmic dust while you ride, have a way to stay warm when you're too far away from the sun, have a way to stay cool when you're too close to the sun, have a suit that will protect you from radiation and plasma while you're closest to the sun, and protect yourself from whatever else I forget to mention, yes, it's possible to ride through the solar system on a comet.

Similarly, if you were able to protect yourself from whatever hazards you would encounter along the way, it's also possible to cling onto the outside of a jet airliner while it flies from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. . .

Happy motoring!!

Answer 5

Anything is possible but maybe not right now. I don't think we have the technology to withstand all the adverse conditions on a comet.

Answer 6

Yes, but you would have to be going faster than the comet to catch it. Why would you want to go slower?

Answer 7

They have all kinds of cemet stops in space for you to hang out at until one comes along.

Answer 8

wouldn't the person burnup? and what happens when the comet burns out? crashes into the ocean?

Answer 9

They couldnt breathe if ya did do me a favor and be the first

Answer 10

No, probably not but that would be so much fun.