Everyone I know is just laughing at it. This is just a way for them to get (or, as they say in Russia, "saw off") more money from the government's coffers. Apo

Everyone I know is just laughing at it. This is just a way for them to get (or, as they say in Russia, "saw off") more money from the government's coffers. Apophis has been studied quite closely by astronomers, and the chance of impact has been reduced from tiny to minuscule. An old story too. Why Perminov decided to choose this time to go open with this idea I do not know. Now, there may be good reasons to launch a probe towards Apophis, for scientific or technological research. If eventually something like this happens, more power to them.