Asteroid Redirect Mission




This concept animation illustrates the robotic segment of NASA‘s Asteroid Redirect Mission. The Asteroid Redirect Vehicle, powered by solar electric propulsion, travels to a large asteroid to robotically collect a boulder from its surface. It then conducts a “gravity tractor” planetary defense demonstration on the asteroid before bringing the captured boulder to a stable orbit around the moon where astronauts can visit, explore, and sample it.
Source: NASA.gov Video
Read more: Nasa plan to capture asteroid and then drag it into orbit (dailymail.co.uk)
NASA Wants Help Capturing A Piece Of Asteroid (popsci.com)
NASA’s Mission To Sample A Killer Asteroid Launches In September (popsci.com)
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