Save the Earth, NASA plans to land on an asteroid

According to projections, on April 13, 2036, an asteroid will hit the Earth . NASA has just planned to bring people to land on asteroids to help prevent the risk of human destruction.

According to NASA, the plan to land asteroids involves three steps.

The first step is to use the Ares I missile to launch the Orion spacecraft containing fphi on the Earth's orbit. When Orion stepped into orbit, the Earth Departure Stage (EDS) was there, as it was launched 90 minutes ahead of Orion with Ares V. EDS as a launch pad to take astronauts go further into the universe.

Going to step two , Orion will connect to EDS and this combination will move on Earth's orbit to the most appropriate starting position. After that, EDS will take the flight combination to an asteroid or a selected cosmic object. During the flight, the Orion ship will be separated from the EDS.

By step 3 , Orion will fly above the asteroid and integrate into its orbit. If the asteroid has a stable and accessible surface, astronauts will use a special wire to anchor the ship to the asteroid surface.

The video depicts the meteorite falling on Earth and causing destruction.Movie is taken back from www.youtube.com

NASA's 3-step plan to land people on asteroids to save the Earth (Photo: POPSCI, VNN)

Then, if nothing goes wrong, the astronauts will leave the ship to set foot on the asteroid surface, starting the survey. If conditions are not favorable, they will use robotic arms to drill and collect soil and rock samples . necessary.

According to space experts, no matter how sophisticated the robot is, it cannot completely replace humans. In the exploration of asteroids, a crew will be able to move smarter, use more efficient equipment and know what factors deserve the most attention for research.

That's why NASA decided to use a crew to directly study meteorites according to the plan.

Mr. Bruce Betts, director of space projects for Planetary Society, said: 'It is clear that a manned space mission will help us identify the characteristics of asteroids. better than we know it before. '

Quang Thinh