While I was reading Nan's _Lessons_ on the fanfic mbs, an "I wonder..." thought popped into my head. When Lois spoke to Clark about how accurate the space agency is when they program the launches - excluding human error - I wondered why the rocket *did* miss (other than messing up the episode plotline).
What if Lois or Clark got a tip that the calculation error was intentional? What if they followed-up on it and discovered that the Asgard rocket missed the asteroid because Lex wanted it to miss?
It's not much, but it might be an interesting angle to take on this episode and the remainder of Season 1.
