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(This is an RFI, no funds attached, yet appealing ideas may develop in future collaborations - Robi)
NASA is seeking information on system concepts and innovative approaches for both aspects of the recently announced Asteroid Initiative: (1) the Asteroid Redirect Mission, and (2) an increased focus on defending our planet against the threat of catastrophic asteroid collisions.
To help NASA refine the Asteroid Redirect Mission concept... information is requested in six main areas:
1. Asteroid Observation: NASA is interested in concepts for augmenting and accelerating ground and space-based capabilities for detecting all near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) – including those less than 10 meters in size that are in retrievable orbits – determining their orbits, and characterizing their shape, rotation state, mass, and composition as accurately as possible.
2. Asteroid Redirection Systems: NASA is interested in concepts for robotic spacecraft systems to enable rendezvous and proximity operations with an asteroid, and redirection of an asteroid of up to 1,000 metric tons into translunar space.
3. Asteroid Deflection Demonstration...
4. Asteroid Capture Systems... NASA is interested in evaluating a variety of concepts and supporting technologies for an asteroid capture system, such as deployable and inflatable structures, capture bags, robotic mechanisms, modeling and simulation, telerobotic operations, and other innovative approaches.
5. Crew Systems for Asteroid Exploration...
6. Partnerships and Participatory Engagement: ideas and concepts for potential partnerships to support both aspects of the Asteroid Initiative: enhancements to planetary defense activities and the Asteroid Redirect Mission. NASA wants to expand upon current NEA observation efforts through the use of innovative methods such as crowd sourcing, prizes and challenges, citizen science, and public-private partnerships to increase the resources for tackling the planetary defense problem and to broaden participation...
http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=156731
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