3 ms·

The Japanese space agency did something similar a few years ago. They sent a probe to an asteroid that was passing near our planet, and collected some samples b

The Japanese space agency did something similar a few years ago. They sent a probe to an asteroid that was passing near our planet, and collected some samples back to Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa

avian 9y ago
Hayabusa was an active probe that had working thrusters capable of changing its orbit. Elon Musk’s car is an inert hunk of plastic and metal at this point, without as much as a communication link back to Earth.
- svantana 9y ago
  I think the analogy was between the car and the asteroid.