Michael J. Drake, Planetary Scientist, Dies at 65

Monday, October 3, 2011 - 00:40 in Astronomy & Space

Dr. Drake remained devoted to one idea until the end: sending a spacecraft to an asteroid to gather rock samples and bring them home for study. NASA is now planning to do just that.

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