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Smersh
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I think this news is only a few hours old ...
Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_ ... _encounter
If this is true, it sounds like quite an ambitious project to me, especially if it will involve NASA, the Chinese and others. Has MeteorWayne or anyone else here heard anything about this possiblity at all?
MOSCOW – Russia is considering sending a spacecraft to a large asteroid to knock it off its path and prevent a possible collision with Earth, the head of the country's space agency said Wednesday.
Anatoly Perminov said the space agency will hold a meeting soon to assess a mission to Apophis, telling Golos Rossii radio that it would invite NASA, the European Space Agency, the Chinese space agency and others to join the project once it is finalized ...
Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_ ... _encounter
If this is true, it sounds like quite an ambitious project to me, especially if it will involve NASA, the Chinese and others. Has MeteorWayne or anyone else here heard anything about this possiblity at all?