Gravitational tractor for towing asteroids

Edward T. Lu () and Stanley G. Love
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Edward T. Lu: NASA Johnson Space Center
Stanley G. Love: NASA Johnson Space Center

Nature, 2005, vol. 438, issue 7065, 177-178

Abstract: A spacecraft could deflect an Earth-bound asteroid without having to dock to its surface first.

Date: 2005
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