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Russia to Turn Old Missiles Into Asteroid Defence System

February 23, 2016 By NEWS WIRE 7 Comments

21WIRE | Russia is prepping its old ICBMs to defend our planet from gigantic asteroids.

Filed Under: Featured, International News, Sci-Tech Tagged With: Apophis, Armageddon, Asteroid, Asteroid Defence, ICBM, Meteor, Meteorite, Military Industrial Complex, Nuclear Missile, nuclear weapons, Russia, science

NASA plans asteroid mission

May 31, 2011 By NEWS WIRE 43 Comments

21WIRE | Osiris-Rex will travel for four years to reach the asteroid 1999 RQ36 in the year 2020.

Filed Under: International News, Sci-Tech, Uncategorized Tagged With: Asteroid, japan, Mars, Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, NASA, Osiris-Rex, solar system, space