NASA Wants to Launch its Asteroid Capture Mission in 2019

NASA's Plans to Snag an Asteroid just Got a Little More Concrete. The Space Agency has Narrowed Down the Launch of its Asteroid Redirect Mission to 2019, with the Choice of Rock Coming a Year before that. At the Moment, the Administration is Torn between 2 Potential Destinations. One Proposed Mission Plan has the Vehicle Bringing Back a Tiny Asteroid less than 32 Feet across; Another would Scoop Out a "Boulder-Sized" Chunk from a Larger Target. Officials Expect to Make a Decision Late this Year, though and 5 Years is Trivial in Light of NASA's More Ambitious Projects. And Don't Worry if that's still Too Long to Wait -- the Folks behind Kerbal Space Program are More than Happy to Sate your Appetite for Asteroid Retrieval.




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http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/06/21/nasa-wants-to-capture-an-asteroid-by-2019

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/june/nasa-announces-latest-progress-upcoming-milestones-in-hunt-for-asteroids/#.U6bgoY1dWif