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‘Asteroid’ Expected to Become Mini-Moon Appears to Be Space Junk From 1966 – The Daily Beast
JPL’s Paul Chodas believes the flying object, which will enter Earth’s orbit next month, is actually an old rocket stage from a failed 1966 moon landing mission…

NASAs leading asteroid expert said a flying object expected to become a mini-moon next month may actually be an old rocket stage from a failed moon landing in 1966, the Associated Press reports. Ongoing observation should confirm the objects identity, initially considered to be an asteroid. Paul Chodas, manager of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, speculates that 2020 SO, as the asteroid is formally designated, may actually be space junk. Im pretty jazz…
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