Seeking Improved Understanding Of High-Speed Collisions Between Natural And Man-Made Objects
A space rock several hundred metres across is heading towards our planet and the last-ditch attempt to avert a disaster – an untested mission to deflect it – fails. This fictional scene of films and novels could well be a reality one day. But what can space agencies do to ensure it works? ESA is seeking research ideas to help guide the development of a US–European asteroid deflection mission now under study.
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