Re:NASA enters ‘home stretch’ to reach golden asteroid worth...
by SideburnsOfDoom on Thursday July 20, 2023 @03:08PM
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> NASA, capable to capturing a $10 quintillion asteroid
They really aren't capable of capture. It hasn't been done yet, even for much smaller space rocks. This mission will "observe" i.e. fly by or orbit the rock.
That's all we're capable of now, so the valuation is quite moot and selling the mission on that basis is close to deceptive.
They really aren't capable of capture. It hasn't been done yet, even for much smaller space rocks. This mission will "observe" i.e. fly by or orbit the rock.
That's all we're capable of now, so the valuation is quite moot and selling the mission on that basis is close to deceptive.