Here are some alternative sources: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/plan-to-harness-a-deep-space-staging-post-before-nasas-funding-committee/story-fn

Here are some alternative sources: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/plan-to-harness-a-deep-space-staging-post-before-nasas-funding-committee/story-fnb64oi6-1226542584159 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/plan-to-harness-a... http://www.livemint.com/Politics/jQkIiJ3EjpFnLSPlnwzcPN/NASA-to-turn-asteroid-into-space-station-to-orbit-the-Moon.html http://www.livemint.com/Politics/jQkIiJ3EjpFnLSPlnwzcPN/NASA... It sounds like an exaggeration of this: http://www.examiner.com/article/former-nasa-astronaut-don-t-go-to-an-asteroid-bring-an-asteroid-to-lunar-orbit http://www.examiner.com/article/former-nasa-astronaut-don-t-... But I am personally not yet convinced it is true.