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Title: Space Scientists Rally Support for 2020 Asteroid-Deflection Mission
Post by: Kamikaze on July 03, 2017, 04:37:17 PM

https://www.space.com/34723-nasa-esa-asteroid-deflection-mission-aida.html

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The joint NASA/ESA's Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) aims to slam an impactor into an asteroid in 2022 to test deflection technologies.

Credit: ESA–Science Office