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Whereas if NASA had gone on to send humans to near-earth asteroids or to land on Mars, the enthusiasm would have been maintained at a very high level.
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Whereas if NASA had gone on to send humans to near-earth asteroids or to land on Mars, the enthusiasm would have been maintained at a very high level.
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Mars and near-earth asteroids are also worthy destinations, but only after we have gained additional knowledge and experience on the Moon.
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But the Obama administration, with the grudging approval of lawmakers, has shifted the next major goal to exploring a near-earth asteroid.
Space Explorers Divided on Next Destination Andy Pasztor 2011
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Whereas if NASA had gone on to send humans to near-earth asteroids or to land on Mars, the enthusiasm would have been maintained at a very high level.
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I am just hoping that a mission to the moon, mars or a near-earth asteroid gets done during my lifetime.
Griffin Uses Hand Picked Media Opportunity to Warn of Layoffs - NASA Watch 2009
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• Project boosters envision spaceport tenants hosting low-cost launches of satellites into near-earth orbits for the military and other customers. best
Reader's Consensus: Develop a new launch vehicle - NASA Watch 2009
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No other significant science has emerged from a generation's worth of round trips in near-earth orbit.
The Shuttle Was a Dud But Space Is Still Our Destiny Lawrence Krauss 2011
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I recently read Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything ', where Dr. Ostro offers Bryson some thoughts on near-earth asteroids.
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Spaceguard is a real entity scanning the skies for dangerous near-earth objects.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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