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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by le-mark on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @12:33PM (#16326260)
My pet theory: Giant kevlar bag, surround asteroid, embed explosives, pulverize, cinch bag tight: bag-o-gravel :D
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @12:45PM (#16326382)
Change "embedded explosives" to the concentrated solar light I mentioned, and you've essentially described a mission proposal that I've seen in a NASA report.

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/eso_fin...

Scroll to page 11 for a picture.

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