Post by sherlew99 on May 12, 2017 18:55:19 GMT -6
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China considering mission to 'capture' asteroid and fire it into moon's orbit
Rachel Middleton
International Business Times May 11, 2017
Ye was also quoted as saying that there is interest in using an asteroid as the base for a permanent space station.
He said the "natural spin of an asteroid could generate a certain amount of centrifugal force that could be transformed into gravity, which is good for the mobility and general health of astronauts."
China considering mission to 'capture' asteroid and fire it into moon's orbit
Rachel Middleton
International Business Times May 11, 2017
Ye was also quoted as saying that there is interest in using an asteroid as the base for a permanent space station.
He said the "natural spin of an asteroid could generate a certain amount of centrifugal force that could be transformed into gravity, which is good for the mobility and general health of astronauts."
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