NASA planning mission to smash into comet to see what's inside
NASA is planning a unique $279 million robotic spacecraft mission to intercept a comet in deep space and use a projectile to blow a huge hole in it to see what's inside. The Deep Impact mission, planned for launch in January 2004, is slated to intercept comet Tempel 1 in July 2005. A 700-pound...
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