Gravity tractor
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gravity-tractor-259-6681816
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Gravity tractor
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A gravity tractor is a theoretical spacecraft that would deflect another object in space, typically a potentially hazardous asteroid that might impact Earth, without physically contacting it, using only its gravitational field to transmit the required impulse. The gravitational force of a nearby space vehicle, though small, is able to alter the path of a much larger asteroid if the vehicle spends enough time close to it; all that is required is that the vehicle thrust in a consistent direction r
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_tractor
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2023-11-22T05:34:48Z
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