China’s first excursion to an asteroid was a flyby of 4179 Toutatis in 2012, when the Chang’e-2 lunar orbiter made the pass as an extended mission objective. Delivering samples to Earth will ...

Also, it seems to be possible to choose the Esus path first before choosing either Toutatis or Taranis. Choosing Toutatis or Taranis before choosing the Esus path completely locks it completely as an ...