NASA Studies Manned Planetoid Mission
NASA Studies Manned Asteroid Mission
NASA is appraising a human mission to a near-Earth asteroid gauging the
scientific merit of the endeavor while testing out spacecraft gear, as well as mastering techniques that could prove useful if a space rock ever took aim for our planet.
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