Small missions to asteroids - The threat and future exploration

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Aug 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992plr....12r..14b&link_type=abstract

Planetary Report (ISSN 0736-3680), vol. 12, no. 4, July-Aug. 1992, p. 14, 15.

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Asteroids, Mission Planning, Space Exploration, Technological Forecasting, Aerospace Industry, Low Cost, Nasa Space Programs, Solar System

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Missions are described to characterize near-earth objects (NEOs) and their trajectories to assess their use as resources and their threat of colliding with the earth. A total of 10-20 missions costing 50-100 million dollars are proposed in which small spacecraft are launched via Pegasus with a near-IR/visible camera to characterize the surface and composition of the NEOs. Another scenario is advanced in which small 'smart' spacecraft with sensor payloads study NEO parameters.

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