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ESA Selects Targets for Asteroid Deflection Test

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the these-aren't-your-grandfather's-windmills dept.

Vandil X writes "The European Space Agency has announced that it has selected two candidate asteroid targets for a planned mission to impact an asteroid in an attempt to deflect the asteroid off course by a measurable amount. The mission, dubbed "Don Quijote," will send two spacecraft to their final choice asteroid. One craft will impact the asteroid while the other will observe the asteroid before and after the collision. The mission craft and target selection are expected to be finalized sometime in 2007."

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  1. How depressing by wcrowe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Man, my job is so boring compared to those guys at the ESA.

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  2. bwahuh? by Madd+Scientist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    why is EA Sports in charge again?

  3. you are giving me a book idea by HBI · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "Minimum expenditure fucking - How to get laid on a budget."

    I mean, dude, you can get laid without spending a lot of money. Hell, you can get it for free some nights.

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  4. Re:We need a new filter by yotto · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That would fall squarely in the category of "acceptable losses"

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