NASA plans to capture a small
near-Earth asteroid using a robot and redirect it to a stable orbit in the
Earth-Moon system where astronauts can then explore it to study its composition.
This robot will also search for larger asteroids that might endanger the Earth…
The machine will use current technology
like the Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft, and technology that is yet
to be developed like high-powered solar electric propulsion.
If this operation succeeds, it will prove
that NASA has the technological mastery to send humans to Mars by 2030 (President
Obama’s wish).
But, how can America afford to send
humans to Mars when government debt is in excess of $17 trillion?!
The American government should focus
on reducing its debt and helping the poor rather than trying to prove its technological
superiority in a mad flight into space (the scientific interest of which
remains to be proven)… What do YOU think? Send us your comments please!
Article by Mathilde & Pierre-Henri
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