China planning advanced mission to strike asteroid, alter its orbit with spacecraft: Report
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China plans to launch two spacecraft—one to strike a small asteroid millions of miles away and another to observe—aiming to alter its orbit by 1-2 inches. The mission would make China the second country after the US to demonstrate asteroid redirection capability, part of a broader planetary defense strategy that balances international cooperation with national security priorities against potential space threats.
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