All celestial body or part of it is planned to be delivered to the lunar orbit
NASA is preparing a mission in which astronauts land on the surface of the asteroid. It is reported by Tass. See also: On Mars sent 90,000 messages from Earth
However, experts are still undecided so which scenario they choose. Assistant Director Robert Lightfoot NASA noted that the decision may be taken at the beginning of next year.
At the moment, worked out two options. According to the first, a small celestial body with a diameter of up to 10 meters, send automatic machine. He should throw the object metal net, and then drag on a stable orbit around the moon. If we follow the second, on the lunar orbit would be only a fragment of an asteroid the size of a large rock.
In any case, for the implementation of the planned could take at least five years. It is expected that in the future to an asteroid or a fragment of the natural orbit the Earth’s satellite will send a manned spacecraft with the crew. Probably, this is done with the help of the ship Orion, which has already made its first flight under test. As expected, it can be used for missions to Mars.
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