Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., la Agencia Espacial NASA, nos informa sobre la Misión de Captura de un Asteroide como un paso decisivo en el próximo viaje Marte; La misión es recuperar una masa de asteroides y redireccionarlo en órbita lunar, donde los astronautas explorarán en la década de 2020. La misión pondrá a prueba una serie de nuevas capacidades necesarias para las futuras expediciones al espacio profundo humanos, incluyendo a Marte......
This image, taken by NASA's Near Earth Asteroid
Rendezvous mission in 2000, shows a close-up view of Eros, an asteroid with an
orbit that takes it somewhat close to Earth. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
observed Eros and dozens of other near-Earth asteroids.
Image Credit:
NASA/JHUAPL
NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EST today during which agency
officials will discuss and answer questions on the selection of an Asteroid
Redirect Mission concept.
The mission is to retrieve an asteroid mass and redirect it into lunar orbit,
where astronauts will explore it in the 2020s. The mission will test a number of
new capabilities needed for future human deep space expeditions, including to
Mars.
Participants for the media teleconference are:
- Robert Lightfoot, NASA associate administrator
- Michele Gates, program director, NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission
- Lindley Johnson, program executive, NASA’s Near Earth Object Program
To participate, media must e-mail their name and affiliation to Trent
Perrotto at
before 4
p.m.
Audio of the media teleconference will stream live on NASA's website at:
Find more information about the Asteroid Redirect Mission at:
NASA
Guillermo Gonzalo Sánchez Achutegui
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