NASA Considers Apophis Spying Mission
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•Shelved NASA spacecraft could spy on asteroid Apophis before 2029 Earth flyby
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NASA is considering pulling a shelved spacecraft out of storage to facilitate a non-agency mission to spy on an asteroid.
Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942 , is a 1,100-foot ( 340-meter ) asteroid set to fly by Earth in 2029 .
NASA has already sent its OSIRIS -APEX spacecraft on a "bonus mission" to study the asteroid.
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