NASA NTRS · 20170001951
NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM)
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Mission Description and Objectives: NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) consists of two mission segments: 1) the Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM), a robotic mission to visit a large (greater than approximately 100 meters diameter) near-Earth asteroid (NEA), collect a multi-ton boulder from its surface along with regolith samples, and return the asteroidal material to a stable orbit around the Moon; and 2) the Asteroid Redirect Crewed Mission (ARCM), in which astronauts will explore and investigate the boulder and return to Earth with samples. The ARRM is currently planned to launch at the end of 2021 and the ARCM is scheduled for late 2026.
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Abell, P. A., Mazanek, D. D., Reeves, D. M., Chodas, P. W., Gates, M. M., Johnson, L. N., Ticker, R. L.. 2017-03-20. NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM). https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170001951
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