NASA’s mission improbable, Washington Post “It is really an elegant bringing together of our exciting human spaceflight plan, scientific interest, being able to protect our planet, and utilizing the technology […]
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Bolden's Confusing Asteroid Mission Rationale (Revised)
Leading the end of one space era, and the beginning of another, Washington Post “And this is subtle. I have this discussion with my science friends all the time and […]
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SBAG Does Not Think Much of Asteroid Redirect Mission
Small Bodies Assessment Group FIndings “While the SBAG committee finds that there is great scientific value in sample return missions from asteroids such as OSIRIS-Rex, ARRM has been defined as […]
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Supporting the NASA Asteroid Strategy
The Front Burner: Plan shows agency still turns obstacles into opportunities, Orlando Sentinel op-ed by Frank DiBello, Space Florida “This asteroid strategy will require much of this nation’s technical brain […]
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NASA Passes On Yet Another Opportunity to be Visible (update)
Google+ Hangout: We the Geeks: Asteroids “This Friday, an asteroid nearly three kilometers wide is going to pass by the Earth-Moon system. The fly-by is harmless — at its closest, […]
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Let's Go Grab An Asteroid Meetings
NASA Asteroid Initiative Call for Ideas “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a public forum to provide a status on the agency’s asteroid initiative planning and to encourage feedback […]
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Defending That Whole Go-to-Asteroid Thing
NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot defends asteroid mission in Alabama visit, Huntsville Times “NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot knows about the debate over where America should go next in space […]
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Giant Asteroid Cruise Ship To Buzz Earth
Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth 9 Times Larger than Cruise Ship “On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about […]
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Asteroid Capture Doesn't Impress Everyone
Planetary Scientists Casting Doubt on Feasibility of Plan to Corral Asteroid, Science (paywall – sorry) “Asteroid scientists are also a bit miffed that NASA left them out of its planning. […]
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Is NASA Going to Buy a Moon Base From Bob Bigelow?
George Knapp: To infinity — and beyond!, Las Vegas City Life “Business deals don’t get much bigger than this one. Have you ever read a contract that gives a governmental […]