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I mean, that's not how the US budget works. But yes, his budget proposal included nixing an Obama-era project to redirect an asteroid to lunar space for a manne
by jtuente 8y ago
I mean, that's not how the US budget works. But yes, his budget proposal included nixing an Obama-era project to redirect an asteroid to lunar space for a manned mission. I wouldn't call that a deflection program.
- Rebelgecko 8y agoI'd say deflecting an asteroid so that it goes closer to Earth still counts as deflecting :) That said, the cancellation was a shame since it gave the Lunar Gateway a concrete and useful purpose.