Asteroids & Comets, In Space Infrastructure, Space Policy

FISO: Small Bodies Assessment Group’s low assessment of the asteroid retrieval mission

The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, “SBAG Findings on ARM – Is There a Role for NEOs in Human Exploration?”, Mark Sykes, Planetary Science Institute – Sept.4.13

Mark V. Sykes of the Planetary Science Institute reports on the negative review of NASA’s proposed Asteroid Retrieval/Redirect Mission (ARM) by the  Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG).

A sampling of his slides: Sykes_Summary_500x364

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