Artists concept of a Solar Electric Propulsion based spacecraft during NASA's mission to find, rendezvous with capture and relocate an asteroid to a stable location in lunar orbit before sending a manned mission to the asteroid. Using advanced solar electric propulsion technologies is an essential part of future missions into deep space with larger payloads. This mission represents an unprecedented technological feat and allows NASA to affordably pursue the Administration's goal of visiting an asteroid by 2025.
Artists concept of a Solar Electric Propulsion based spacecraft during NASA's mission to find, rendezvous with capture and relocate an asteroid to a stable location in lunar orbit before sending a manned mission to the asteroid. Using advanced solar electric propulsion technologies is an essential part of future missions into deep space with larger payloads. This mission represents an unprecedented technological feat and allows NASA to affordably pursue the Administration's goal of visiting an asteroid by 2025.
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