"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ...
"redneckj" wrote in message news:bNsWc.44518
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Sounds like an ideal type body for asteroid material return.
300-1,000 tons of material if you can figure a capture
to orbit method.
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Totally, what a great way to do some research then to have an asteroid
orbiting the earth, up close and personal. I wonder what sized body it would
take before it had an effect on the earth, much like the moon does?

BV.

Capture to reentry might be easier. But any capture for research and
analysis is no more useful than all the meteorite analysis already
done.

Capture for semi commercial exploitation would be a MASSIVE
breakthrough.