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It sounds like science fiction, but nasa has plans to capture an asteroid and place it in orbit around the moon. florida senator bill nelson says the mission is part of president obamas new budget plan. nasa would first catch the asteroid with a robotic spacecraft, and then tow it back towards earth. this is real. it would be placed in a stable orbit around the moon. nelson says the asteroid could be used for research, mining, developing technology for future deep space missions that would be co...

Astronaut, says the mission is part of president obamas new budget plan. this is how it would work. nasa would first catch an asteroid with a robotic spacecraft and tow it back toward earth, sounds simple, right? then it would place it in a stable orbit around the moon. senator nelson says the asteroid could be used for mining, developing technology for future deep space missions, also asteroid research. >> makes me want to learn more about that, right? >> sounds cool. >> its just like armageddo...