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Guide To Space - NASA Wants To Bring A Chunk Of Comet Back To Earth. Collaboration with Everyday Astronaut

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Hosted by Fraser Cain & Tim Dodd.

From Feb 27, 2018.

NASA is going to decide between a comet sample return mission or a helicopter on Titan. Which mission should it be?

[Spoiler alert! NASA went with the Dragonfly mission.]

Tim's video:

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