He told Reuters he finds the idea of using rockets to act as an asteroid deflector " a rather nice concept" .

他对路透社记者表示，他发现利用火箭充当小行星偏转器的想法" 相当不错" 。

Although, some do call them skirt deflectors because they kind of resemble a skirt if you can imagine an escalator in an outfit.

虽然，有些人确实称它们为裙板导流板， 因为如果您可以想象服装中的自动扶梯， 它们有点像裙子。

Once the asteroids are spotted and their orbits determined, an earthbound asteroid can be nudged slightly off course with a satellite deflector or a high velocity projectile, or blown up with nuclear weapons, causing it to miss its deadly rendezvous.

一旦小行星被观测到并且确定其轨道, 卫星偏转器或高速射弹, 或动用核武器可以使目标地球的小行星稍微偏离原有路线, 让这次致命的约会永远泡汤。