ESA's Don Quixote mission, A potential orbiter/impactor for NEO's |
ESA's Don Quixote mission, A potential orbiter/impactor for NEO's |
Aug 17 2011, 02:49 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
Just saw this reference as Apophis as a potential test target for the ESA Don Quixote NEA impactor mission.
Would testing this on Apophis actually increase the likelihood of debris impacting Earth? -------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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Aug 17 2011, 04:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 29-August 06 From: Columbia, MD Member No.: 1083 |
Has Don Quijote actually been selected for flight? ESA's website still lists it as a "concept". Even Wikipedia says it's in the "planning stages".
From what little I know about the British media, the Daily Mail is not the most rigourous at fact-checking. |
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