NASA WEB ·This concept image shows an astronaut preparing to take samples from a captured asteroid after it has been relocated to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system. Hundreds of rings are affixed to the asteroid capture bag, helping the astronaut carefully navigate the surface. The asteroid has been captured by the Robotic Asteroid Capture Vehicle that NASA's Orion spacecraft has docked with. The trip from Earth to the captured asteroid will take Orion and its two-person crew an...

This concept image shows an astronaut preparing to take samples from a captured asteroid after it has been relocated to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system. Hundreds of rings are affixed to the asteroid capture bag, helping the astronaut carefully navigate the surface. The asteroid has been captured by the Robotic Asteroid Capture Vehicle that NASA's Orion spacecraft has docked with. The trip from Earth to the captured asteroid will take Orion and its two-person crew an...

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