[Elsie]

It would be a fascinating mission to punch into an asteroid and then let that asteroid carry the camera to the outer parts of the solar system.

Punch?

Wouldn't a gentle landing be required?

And a soft landing means the speeds are almost identical.

Therefore no asteroid would be needed to 'carry' it anywhere.

[Kevmo]

Kevmo: It would be a fascinating mission to punch into an asteroid and then let that asteroid carry the camera to the outer parts of the solar system.
Elsie: Punch?
Wouldn’t a gentle landing be required?
And a soft landing means the speeds are almost identical.
Therefore no asteroid would be needed to ‘carry’ it anywhere.
***When you reach the apogee, you’re out of fuel for the most part. But that asteroid is going full blast around the earth and other planets. By lodging into the asteroid you harness its kinetic energy.