We Must Not Allow A Captured Asteroid Gap!

It all started with the Chinese and their plan to capture a near-Earth asteroid and put it into orbit around the Earth. What exactly they plan to do with, say, Asteroid 2008 EA9 when they capture it in 2049 is unclear, but this is really beside the point.

The point is that they will have an asteroid, and we won't.

Thankfully, United Statesian science is on the case! Astronomist and infamous Pluto-killer Mike Brown leaked the following top-secret informations over his Twitters:

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In a meeting all day about capturing an asteroid and bringing it back to the ISS for study. turns out to be shockingly doable. hmmmmmm.

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Truly, I would love to see the picture of the little asteroid parked at the ISS with astronauts poking at it.

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Ok, so the captured asteroid would only be about two meters (! really, I said METERS!) across....

WE'RE GOING TO OWN AN ASTEROID!
VICTORY FOR AMERICA!
USA NUMBER ONE!

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