NASA Asteroid Mission

NASA Asteroid Mission

Proposals are being considered at NASA for a mission to an asteroid to study asteroid composition and movements. A NASA feasibility study showed that such an asteroid mission is possible with the new vehicles NASA is developing for a... [more]

Proposals are being considered at NASA for a mission to an asteroid to study asteroid composition and movements. A NASA feasibility study showed that such an asteroid mission is possible with the new vehicles NASA is developing for a trip to the moon.

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Asteroid Wrap plan to save Earth

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Welcome to our wikizine called "NASA Asteroid Mission"

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "NASA Asteroid Mission". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own... Read Full Story

NASA plans landing on 40m-wide asteroid !!

It was once considered the most dangerous object in the universe, heading for Earth with the explosive power of 84 Hiroshima's. Now an asteroid called 2000SG344, a lump of rock barely the size of a large yacht, is in the spotlight again, this time as a contender for the next giant leap for mankind. NASA engineers have identified the 1.1m ton asteroid, which in 2000 was given a significant chance of slamming into Earth, as a potential landing site for astronauts, ahead of the Bush... Read Full Story

The right time has apparently arrived

NASA visits the asteroid belt. Can we get a clean bomb up there to break up a bigger chunk, while we're there? Always glad to see a mission like this; "am glad I'm not there". This post ©reated by Ribonuff on September 25, 2007, reposted on October 7, 2007. Read Full Story
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