Nasa is giving moon its own moon Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Nasa is giving moon its own moon
# 13563 byalglobus@... on March 27, 2015, 5:42 p.m.
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Perhaps the most important part of a successful ARM mission would be a small asteroid more-or-less permanently in orbit around the Moon, and thus vastly more accessible than any other asteroid. If we are ever to mine asteroids, it would be extremely helpful to have one (or more) in a convenient orbit to test out techniques. Being days away is a lot better than being months (or years) away whenever trying to actually do something.
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> he Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) will also allow Nasa to demonstrate many of the technologies that will carry humans to Mars. "The option to retrieve a boulder from an asteroid will have a direct impact on planning for future human missions to deep space and begin a new era of spaceflight," said Nasa associate administrator Robert Lightfoot.
> The technology used could also help Nasa defend the planet from future asteroid impacts. During the mission, the agency will try out the techniques that it could use to throw an asteroid off course if it were coming towards Earth.
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On Mar 26, 2015, at 3:51 AM, sraj
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he Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) will also allow Nasa to demonstrate many of the technologies that will carry humans to Mars. "The option to retrieve a boulder from an asteroid will have a direct impact on planning for future human missions to deep space and begin a new era of spaceflight," said Nasa associate administrator Robert Lightfoot.
The technology used could also help Nasa defend the planet from future asteroid impacts. During the mission, the agency will try out the techniques that it could use to throw an asteroid off course if it were coming towards Earth.
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