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New spacecraft techniques propose using CubeSats, laser rangefinding, and precise Doppler measurements to determine the mass of potentially hazardous asteroids during flyby missions.

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Both the European Space Agency (ESA) and China's Institute of Optoelectronics have reported successful gigabit-speed laser links to high-orbiting satellites.

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