SpaceDev and partner SpaceWorks Engineering designed a craft called Farsight that won an asteroid tracking competition. Farsight tracked the asteroid Apophis (a somewhat unnerving name to Stargate SG-1 fans - djs) that should come within 30,000 km of the Earth in 2029 and has a slight chance of hitting us in 2036. The competition was sponsored by The Planetary Society, NASA and ESA.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
SpaceDev Wins Asteroid Tracking Competition
Posted by Dan Schrimpsher at 9:11 AM
Labels: Near Earth Asteroids, New Space, Prizes
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