Will they send Bruce Willis to space?

[BearCat]

Kind of an interesting subject. I'm not sure if I've heard of the asteroid Apophis before and that there was this much speculation as to whether or not it will impact earth. I'm anxious to see what the NASA, the ESA, and CSA will say once Russia's plans are finalized.

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[Cledus]

I find this whole thing interesting - and all things space in general.

Without mentioning NASA findings, Perminov said that he heard from a scientist that Apophis is getting closer and may hit the planet. "I don't remember exactly, but it seems to me it could hit the Earth by 2032," Perminov said.

Well, I heard that the Griz had their best recruiting class evah. So, maybe you might want to follow up a little bit there, Sputnik.

But it would be nice to have the Russians take on some of the cost of space given that the US has funded the majority of every significant space project. Hopefully they don't try breaking it into smaller pieces that could hit Earth and cause widespread damage. That would suck.