NASA Science News for November 7, 2000

Later this century a relic from NASA's earliest space exploration efforts might return to Earth, if current estimates are confirmed. The near-Earth object, which follows an orbit almost identical to our planet's, looks like an asteroid but may be an Apollo-era rocket booster.

FULL STORY and GRAPHICS at:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast06nov_2.htm?list122641

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