A conceptual image of Nasa’s Orion spacecraft approaching a robotic asteroid capture vehicle. Image: Nasa A conceptual image of Nasa’s Orion spacecraft approaching a robotic asteroid capture vehicle. Image: Nasa
A conceptual image of Nasa’s Orion spacecraft approaching a robotic asteroid capture vehicle. Image: Nasa
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China plans ambitious space mission to hunt and ‘capture’ asteroids by 2020

Ultimate aim is to land on orbiting space rocks and exploit their mineral wealth, top space scientists say

Topic |   China science
Stephen Chen
Stephen Chen

Updated: 12:53pm, 12 Jun, 2017

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A conceptual image of Nasa’s Orion spacecraft approaching a robotic asteroid capture vehicle. Image: Nasa A conceptual image of Nasa’s Orion spacecraft approaching a robotic asteroid capture vehicle. Image: Nasa
A conceptual image of Nasa’s Orion spacecraft approaching a robotic asteroid capture vehicle. Image: Nasa
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