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The asteroid redirect mission was something that was dreamed up to give astronauts something to do in deep space that didn't require landing on a planet. Visit an asteroid, but not in deep space, an asteroid which would be towed into lunar orbit by a space tug.
It even featured in Kerbal Space Program, bringing us the Claw which lead to all sorts of shennanigans, but ultimately the space mission got cancelled in 2017.
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The asteroid redirect mission was something that was dreamed up to give astronauts something to do in deep space that didn't require landing on a planet. Visit an asteroid, but not in deep space, an asteroid which would be towed into lunar orbit by a space tug.
It even featured in Kerbal Space Program, bringing us the Claw which lead to all sorts of shennanigans, but ultimately the space mission got cancelled in 2017.
Follow me on Twitter for more updates:
twitter.com/DJSnM
I have a discord server where I regularly turn up:
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If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon
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