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    From Mike Powell@954:895/54 to All on Thu Sep 17 21:38:55 2026
    CHINA TO VISIT EARTH'S `QUASI-MOON' AND BRING A CHUNK OF IT BACK
    HOME (3 MINUTE READ) [7]

    China's National Space Agency has launched an asteroid sample mission
    aimed at Asteroid 2016HO3, aka 469219 Kamo?oalewa, which orbits the
    Sun. The Tianwen 2 probe rode a Long March 3B rocket into orbit at
    1:31 Thursday morning. 2016HO3 is estimated to have a diameter of 40
    to 100 meters. It is an attractive target for exploration because it
    can be reached by a spacecraft traveling at a modest 7 kilometers per
    second. The probe will reach the asteroid in about a year and then
    orbit it for a while before landing and attempting to retrieve around
    100 grams of material.

    [7] https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/29/china_tianwen_2_probe_launch/?utm_so urce=tldrnewsletter

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  • From Ed Vance@954:895/54 to Mike Powell on Thu Sep 17 21:38:55 2026

    CHINA TO VISIT EARTH'S `QUASI-MOON' AND BRING A CHUNK OF IT BACK
    HOME (3 MINUTE READ) [7]

    China's National Space Agency has launched an asteroid sample mission
    aimed at Asteroid 2016HO3, aka 469219 Kamo?oalewa, which orbits the
    Sun. The Tianwen 2 probe rode a Long March 3B rocket into orbit at
    1:31 Thursday morning. 2016HO3 is estimated to have a diameter of 40
    to 100 meters. It is an attractive target for exploration because it
    can be reached by a spacecraft traveling at a modest 7 kilometers per
    second. The probe will reach the asteroid in about a year and then
    orbit it for a while before landing and attempting to retrieve around
    100 grams of material.

    [7] https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/29/china_tianwen_2_probe_launch/?utm_so urce=tldrnewsletter

    -- https://tldr.tech/tech

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    Mike, That tldr tech url got me interested in seeing what it was.
    I Bookmarked it after seeing there were articles I want to look at after logging off CCO.
    Thanks.
    Ed
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  • From Mike Powell@954:895/54 to Ed Vance on Thu Sep 17 21:38:55 2026
    Mike, That tldr tech url got me interested in seeing what it was.
    I Bookmarked it after seeing there were articles I want to look at after logging off CCO.

    Good, hope that is helpful. As best as I can tell, they may "favor"
    products that are from their sponsors, but they do have some interesting articles.

    Mike


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