NASA has identified three suitable asteroids to capture
The National Space Agency chose three out of 14 asteroids that are best suited for their capture and delivery to a stable lunar orbit. This was announced yesterday during a teleconference by Paul Chodas (Paul Chodas), a leading scientist of the project Near-Earth Object Program .
Three stones measure from 7 to 10 meters and can be captured into the “space lasso” with an autonomous solar-powered device, such as shown on the render. The Orion-class apparatus will cruise to the asteroids and back, delivering one stone at a time, Chodas said.
Space Lasso Work Pattern
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After delivery to orbit, astronauts will unpack the object and examine it for minerals . For example, if platinoids are found on an asteroid, then one seven-meter ingot will pay for all flights in NASA history.
NASA’s asteroid delivery project for 2014 is $ 100 million, and the total project cost, including the creation and launch of Orion-class vehicles, could reach $ 2 billion.
The launch of "Orion" is planned for 2017-2019. The flight to an asteroid with a solar-powered electric motor (solar electric propulsion) will take one and a half years, the return trip is about three and a half years.
The current map of the nearest asteroids with an indication of their approximate cost, see here .
Three stones measure from 7 to 10 meters and can be captured into the “space lasso” with an autonomous solar-powered device, such as shown on the render. The Orion-class apparatus will cruise to the asteroids and back, delivering one stone at a time, Chodas said.
Space Lasso Work Pattern
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After delivery to orbit, astronauts will unpack the object and examine it for minerals . For example, if platinoids are found on an asteroid, then one seven-meter ingot will pay for all flights in NASA history.
NASA’s asteroid delivery project for 2014 is $ 100 million, and the total project cost, including the creation and launch of Orion-class vehicles, could reach $ 2 billion.
The launch of "Orion" is planned for 2017-2019. The flight to an asteroid with a solar-powered electric motor (solar electric propulsion) will take one and a half years, the return trip is about three and a half years.
The current map of the nearest asteroids with an indication of their approximate cost, see here .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/193550/
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