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NASA Proposes Manned Asteroid Mission

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the summon-bruce-willis dept.

eldavojohn writes "NASA has proposed a manned asteroid mission to a near earth object. They mention this being viewed as a "gap-filler" to keep the public's attention between a lunar exploration & manned mars mission. The article also cites these goals as in line with the Constellation Program. From the article, 'Furthermore, a human venture to a space rock may well accelerate precursor robotic surveys of asteroids, Schweickart observed. "Early unmanned visits to asteroids ... it's the same pattern as we did with the Moon and we're doing right now with Mars. It's all pretty logical," he told SPACE.com.'"

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  1. Good idea by Adolf+Hitroll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What about sending Bush, Blair, Olmer, Rice and the rest of those bastards ?

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  2. News Flash by SuperStretchy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was going to say something about Armageddon.. but I think thats well covered. Instead though, I found this article -

    This just in! Britney Spears pays $92M to be the first woman to have a child on another spacial body. Sources report that she is no longer content to have child on earth, like the social norm. Critics suggest its just another cry for attention.

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