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NASA has similar plans with OSIRIS

Socrates II — 9/19/2008 4:18:15 PM (archived)

Information on this planned project is here:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2007/osiris.html

And here:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2007/1873586.htm

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Europe plans asteroid sample grab (Raoul, have you seen this?) - Vince - 9/19/2008 4:03:37 AM
- Great!...But...what happened to ESA's planned Quixote spacecraft? - Jacob - 9/19/2008 1:36:25 PM
  - re: Still on - "Don Quixote could launch sometime early in the next decade." - Vince - 9/19/2008 2:32:34 PM
    - ESA has an even worse record than NASA on mission delays - pwokenyaw - 9/19/2008 5:21:02 PM
    - Smashing stuff into space objects is always fun, but... - Socrates II - 9/19/2008 3:30:28 PM
      - re: Did you watch the video - not an impactor. - vince - 9/19/2008 5:01:26 PM
        
        Yes I did - Socrates II - 9/19/2008 5:28:38 PM
- re: Thank you, Vince! Great idea! (n/t) - Raoul - 9/19/2008 1:30:36 PM
- re: Europe plans asteroid sample grab (Raoul, have you seen this?) - Marsbug - 9/19/2008 10:04:24 AM
  - NASA has similar plans with OSIRIS - Socrates II - 9/19/2008 4:18:15 PM

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