Asteroid to buzz earth in 2029?

Apparently there is an asteroid due to buzz Earth on April 13, 2029 and it is reported that it may shift its orbit enough to return and strike the planet seven years later.

So the plan is get a Shuttle up there to kick it's ass?

Here is an artist's rendition of a proposed asteroid intercept spacecraft: the Cruise stage and kill vehicle, equipped with a nuclear warhead. (Photo: AP)

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