Armageddon (1998)

Frederick Weller: NASA Tech

Quotes 

• Dan : [the President asks about the size of the asteroid]  lt's the size of Texas, Mr President.

  President : Dan, we didn't see this thing coming?

  Dan : Well, our object collison budget's a million dollars, that allows us to track about 3% of the sky, and beg'n your pardon sir, but it's a big-ass sky.

  President : And the ones this morning?

  Dan : Uh, those are nothing. Uh, they're the size of basketballs... and, uh, Volkswagens, things like that.

  President : Is this going to hit us?

  Dan : We're obtaining that as we speak, sir.

  President : What kind of damage are we...

  Dan : Damage? Total, sir. It's what we call a global killer. The end of mankind. Doesn't matter where it hits. Nothing would survive, not even bacteria.

  President : My God. What do we do?

  NASA Techs : [a NASA tech comes running into the room]  We have 18 days before it hits Earth.