Plymouth Rock: An Early Human Asteroid Mission Using Orion
Plymouth Rock: An Early Human Asteroid Mission Using Orion
Plymouth Rock: An Early Human Asteroid Mission Using Orion
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Earth’s Known Neighbors, circa 2003<br />
Columbia Accident, Vision for Space Exploration Formulated<br />
0.125<br />
2000 LG6<br />
0.1<br />
1999 AO10<br />
2001 QJ142<br />
Eccentricity<br />
0.075<br />
0.05<br />
<strong>Asteroid</strong> Inclinations<br />
2000 SG344<br />
2001 GP2<br />
1991 VG<br />
0.025<br />
i < 1<br />
1< i < 2<br />
2< i < 3<br />
Region of<br />
Accessible Orbits<br />
3 < i < 5<br />
EARTH & MOON<br />
0<br />
0.9 0.95 1 1.05 1.1<br />
<strong>Asteroid</strong>s known as of autumn 2003<br />
Glyph size proportional to asteroid size (5-75 m)<br />
(Earth not to scale)<br />
Semi-Major Axis (A.U.)<br />
Image of Earth and Moon from Deep Impact, courtesy NASA<br />
Mars at<br />
1.5 A.U.<br />
6
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