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NASA plans “Armageddon” asteroid capture mission

Name: NASA plans “Armageddon” asteroid capture mission
Uploaded: 2015-05-06T17:11:36-0400
Duration: 5 min 2 s
Description: NASA’s next mission seems to be straight out of the plot for the 1998 film Armageddon. The agency will attempt to capture and redirect an asteroid into Earth’s orbit. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.

NASA’s next mission seems to be straight out of the plot for the 1998 film Armageddon. The agency will attempt to capture and redirect an asteroid into Earth’s orbit. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.