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Offline Nemesis

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Don Quixote and the asteroid.
« on: September 26, 2005, 08:06:22 pm »
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected two asteroids as potential targets for a mission aimed at deflecting a nearby space rock.

After a comprehensive review, the space agency selected the near-Earth objects 2002 AT4 and 1989 ML as primary targets for its upcoming Don Quijote mission. The mission will send two spacecraft, dubbed Hidalgo and Sancho, to an asteroid in hopes of slightly deflecting the space rock’s path.
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Re: Don Quixote and the asteroid.
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2005, 10:48:56 pm »
now why (as cool as it might be to preventing our doom) just sound like crazy idea ya really shouldn't try w/ a near earth astroid... ;)
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