Attempt at Hard Landing
After a fling and a rendezvous, it's time for NEAR to settle down. The NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft has completed a successful mission orbiting and studying Eros for a year. So why not try to bring the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft to rest on the asteroid? Indeed, that's exactly what...
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