Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission

September 21, 2019

Breaking News

[ September 20, 2019 ] Launch of South Korean lunar orbiter delayed to 2022 Falcon 9
[ September 20, 2019 ] Japanese cargo launch reset for Monday after fire Mission Reports
[ September 19, 2019 ] NASA still looking for new human spaceflight chief Mission Reports
[ September 19, 2019 ] Five Chinese smallsats launched by Long March 11 rocket Mission Reports
[ September 18, 2019 ] NASA’s Juno spacecraft sees moon’s otherworldly shadow on Jupiter Mission Reports

Aerojet Rocketdyne tapped to build high-power ion drive

April 21, 2016

Aerojet Rocketdyne has won a $67 million NASA contract to build an advanced electric propulsion system with double the thrust of today’s ion thrusters that could drive future expeditions to asteroids and Mars.

NASA turning to U.S. industry to build asteroid redirect craft

October 26, 2015

NASA is seeking proposals from U.S. satellite manufacturers interested in building the spacecraft bus for the agency’s initiative to pluck a boulder from an asteroid and drive it into lunar orbit, with plans to select multiple winners for study contracts next year.