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NASA's New Target

A manned mission to an asteroid sounds far-fetched, but a new study says it will soon be possible

By Dawn Stover Posted 10.30.2007 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

To see how to fly into an asteroid in three easy steps, launch the gallery here.

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